It's all about weight F.
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Not quite It's also about displacement, distance you can move weight away from the pivot points.... two big discs on the barrel, or a gob hanging out off the muzzle, either one do a whole lot more than just screwing a couple equal weight nuts onto the barrel.
Or, one of my old tuners from back in the late 80's is threaded straight thru, split with clamp screws. ie you can keep the whole thing on the barrel, or hang 'er off the end. Two completely different animals to mess with.
Not quite It's also about displacement, distance you can move weight away from the pivot points.... two big discs on the barrel, or a gob hanging out off the muzzle, either one do a whole lot more than just screwing a couple equal weight nuts onto the barrel.
Or, one of my old tuners from back in the late 80's is threaded straight thru, split with clamp screws. ie you can keep the whole thing on the barrel, or hang 'er off the end. Two completely different animals to mess with.
Not from my experience. Too lengthy to go through here.
Pete
the two rifles that won the grand aggs @ Vermont both sported Goodling tuners. Neither had snubbers that I could see, just barrel weights.
Pete
I have never tried any CF tuner other then the Ezell, so I won't comment on other types/brands.
But I am 100% confident in Mike's tuner in both it's function and repeatability!
Especially after I stopped worrying about why/how they worked and just accepted the fact that they DO work!
Mike's tuners are on both of my rifles (barrels actually, same rifle) that just won the 3 & 4 Gun Calif State Championship.
They were also on Steve Epstein's rifles that finished 3rd in both the 3 & 4 Gun Aggs. Steve also won the UNL Grand with his HV bag gun.
My base setting worked well in the AM, I went in half a line in the afternoon both days, by that time
conditions picked up to the point that any change was probably lost in the noise but going in a little (emphasis on little!) as it warms up seems to control any vertical.
I also installed them on both our 30BR VFS rifles and they are even easier to tune then the 6PPC, and they shoot dots!
I am now at the point where I wouldnt want to shoot a benchrest rifle without one installed, they work that well!
Especially since I'm one of those guys who preloads. (Yea I know, you can't do that and be competitive.)
Just my experience based on my results, past success is no guarantee of future gains.
Greg
Thank you Greg! From your post and your results, I can tell that you have a good handle on using them. That's exactly what matters most.I have never tried any CF tuner other then the Ezell, so I won't comment on other types/brands.
But I am 100% confident in Mike's tuner in both it's function and repeatability!
Especially after I stopped worrying about why/how they worked and just accepted the fact that they DO work!
Mike's tuners are on both of my rifles (barrels actually, same rifle) that just won the 3 & 4 Gun Calif State Championship.
They were also on Steve Epstein's rifles that finished 3rd in both the 3 & 4 Gun Aggs. Steve also won the UNL Grand with his HV bag gun.
My base setting worked well in the AM, I went in half a line in the afternoon both days, by that time
conditions picked up to the point that any change was probably lost in the noise but going in a little (emphasis on little!) as it warms up seems to control any vertical.
I also installed them on both our 30BR VFS rifles and they are even easier to tune then the 6PPC, and they shoot dots!
I am now at the point where I wouldnt want to shoot a benchrest rifle without one installed, they work that well!
Especially since I'm one of those guys who preloads. (Yea I know, you can't do that and be competitive.)
Just my experience based on my results, past success is no guarantee of future gains.
Greg