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Tuner story...

Thanks, that is great advise to us all on controlling the adjustment of the tuner. When I screwed the tuner in all the way, there were NO good nodes, well, for this rifle 3/8" is not good. I should have thought out the adjusting ahead of time.

Appreciate the advise, it is spot on!
 
Rimfire. Smallbore prone.
I do offer both rf and cf tuners. If you're after a longer sight plane with the bloop tube, the links tha usmcdoc posted may be of help, as mine do not have rails cut for sights.

OTOH, please check out my webpage and read about my tuners and their design. Let me know if I can be of any help. www.ezellcustomrifles.com

My rf tuners clamp on and do have a bloop that can be cut to your desired length. My centerfire tuners are designed to be threaded directly onto the barrel.
 
ttt...because these things are of great interest to me. I'm shooting a LV 6PPC where guys frequently adjust powder charges as the day progresses.

Powder charge changes are like voodoo magic to me. I don't understand either.

My gun likes 28.5 grains of N133 or H322. Some days, 28.5 will shoot dots. Sometimes it will shoot blobs. Sometimes dots go to blobs, sometimes the other way around.

I think using a mechanical method to adjust tune might be easier for me than making powder charge adjustments that I get right just as often as I get wrong.

Just contemplating this as I sit here with my coffee.
 
ttt...because these things are of great interest to me. I'm shooting a LV 6PPC where guys frequently adjust powder charges as the day progresses.

Powder charge changes are like voodoo magic to me. I don't understand either.

My gun likes 28.5 grains of N133 or H322. Some days, 28.5 will shoot dots. Sometimes it will shoot blobs. Sometimes dots go to blobs, sometimes the other way around.

I think using a mechanical method to adjust tune might be easier for me than making powder charge adjustments that I get right just as often as I get wrong.

Just contemplating this as I sit here with my coffee.
I agree. I find using a tuner waayy easier than powder charge and seating depth.
 
I agree. I find using a tuner waayy easier than powder charge and seating depth.

I hadn't given the seating depth much thought. I figured I could use a seating depth and powder charge that I know works with my gun and use the tuner to fine tune from there. Are you saying the seating depth isn't quite as critical when using the tuner? Thanks.
 
I hadn't given the seating depth much thought. I figured I could use a seating depth and powder charge that I know works with my gun and use the tuner to fine tune from there. Are you saying the seating depth isn't quite as critical when using the tuner? Thanks.
No, I'm just saying that traditional tuning methods are usually done by changing powder charge and or seating depth. I prefer to find the best load one time, then maintain it with small tuner adjustments when needed.

Yes, if you have a good load in your barrel, already worked up, you can just use the tuner to keep it shooting at its peak level.
 
No, I'm just saying that traditional tuning methods are usually done by changing powder charge and or seating depth. I prefer to find the best load one time, then maintain it with small tuner adjustments when needed.

Yes, if you have a good load in your barrel, already worked up, you can just use the tuner to keep it shooting at its peak level.

Thanks. I suspected as much but was looking for clarity.

I'm about 99.9% sure I need to try a tuner. It's a matter of picking one and learning how to use it.
 
Thanks. I suspected as much but was looking for clarity.

I'm about 99.9% sure I need to try a tuner. It's a matter of picking one and learning how to use it.
I like mikes tuner. Easy repeatable adjustments. Easy to read and adjust from a seated position at the bench. I have sat down at the line with my pet load and shot a big ugly group because i pre-load all my ammo my day woulda been ruined but with a few tweaks of the tuner in about 2 mins it went right back to shooting small.
 
Thanks. I suspected as much but was looking for clarity.

I'm about 99.9% sure I need to try a tuner. It's a matter of picking one and learning how to use it.
Jimmy. I've been shooting center fire short range score for 5 seasons now. The 1st 2 seasons I shot without one, the last 3 with tuners. My friend who got me into this game always told me that he would never use a tuner because it adds another variable. He has 20 years in this game. I convinced him to get one from Mike, now he has 2 for both his rifles. He has done better with the tuners than without. He has been shooting a 6PPC in score and he has been coming to the matches pre loaded since acquiring his tuners which made his life a whole lot less stressful since now he doesn't have to keep his rifle in tune the conventional way. Me personally, I would not go to the line without one on any of my rifles. I have 9 tuners for about 50 barrels that I own, 5 of them are Ezell tuners, which IMO are the best and easiest tuners on the market. I have done so much better with them than without.
 
One minor point of clarification to the story in the first post.

The reason that it had a Bukys tuner was that we couldn't get a Shadetree, which I had on my IBS score rifle, and Mike had not started producing his tuners yet.
 

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