Looking for one, mostly just to test the concept. Nordic Marksman has two versions but they have long built in carbon fibre tubes to allow the installation of a third sight and I don't believe in punishing myself like that. Any sources for a plain ordinary version?
A barrel tuner for an Anschutz 64?
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The Harrell tuners are probably the most widely used barrel devices in .22LR benchrest shooting. As TrxR notes, they can be obtained from BigHorn Sales. American dealers will not ship to individual customers due to regulations. These tuners clamp on the muzzle and come from the factory with a 0.750" opening. If a wider opening is required, it will have to be bored out by a machinist to fit the OD of your muzzle.
Lowey makes a variety of clamp on tuners and they will ship to Canada without issue. Lowey will require the muzzle diameter, your money, and a shipping address.
The Starik tuners available at Nordic are likely pre-made to fit standard muzzle sizes for Anschutz 66cm and 69cm barrels, with 22mm and 24mm barrel profiles (muzzle diameter will be larger due to the muzzle "swell" on these barrels). It's possible that if you order directly from Starik in Israel that they can accomodate custom sizes down to 20mm (possibly even smaller). They will ship to Canada without issue.
With the growth of PRS shooting and the quest for improved accuracy, there are now many other tuner models now available. Many of these are for threaded muzzles. Threading the muzzle of an unthreaded factory Anschutz 64 barrel may not be worth the cost or effort and it may risk its current accuracy performance.
Lowey makes a variety of clamp on tuners and they will ship to Canada without issue. Lowey will require the muzzle diameter, your money, and a shipping address.
The Starik tuners available at Nordic are likely pre-made to fit standard muzzle sizes for Anschutz 66cm and 69cm barrels, with 22mm and 24mm barrel profiles (muzzle diameter will be larger due to the muzzle "swell" on these barrels). It's possible that if you order directly from Starik in Israel that they can accomodate custom sizes down to 20mm (possibly even smaller). They will ship to Canada without issue.
With the growth of PRS shooting and the quest for improved accuracy, there are now many other tuner models now available. Many of these are for threaded muzzles. Threading the muzzle of an unthreaded factory Anschutz 64 barrel may not be worth the cost or effort and it may risk its current accuracy performance.
No one should think that a tuner of any make will transform significantly how a rifle shoots. If the barrel is not already very good and the ammo being used is not already very good, a tuner will be a waste of money. There are no shortcuts to .22LR accuracy performance.
No one should think that a tuner of any make will transform significantly how a rifle shoots. If the barrel is not already very good and the ammo being used is not already very good, a tuner will be a waste of money. There are no shortcuts to .22LR accuracy performance.[/QUOTE
A barrel tuner make a difference, quite a bit actually. Nobody will ever thing to shoot in competition without it. The people who talk against it, they either never used one or never learned how to really tune it. A tuner reduce or remove vertical in a group.
To answer the op, I used the Harrel on the Anschutz MSR - a 64 action. The MSR has a short barrel (21 inches) and the Harrel tuner is light. Additional weight was needed - I got a kit of SS screw on rings. Stiffer barrel need more weight. There is quite a few Harrel in use in BR50, Lowey and Starik are quite popular also.
If your 64 has a longer barrel, the stock Harrel should be fine.
But, I shoot also open sight, so I went with the short Lowey for my 2013. It has a dovetail, lower profile to accept the globe front sight. The 2013 has a 27 inches barrel, the Lowey is just perfect weight for it.
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Since you disagree you're essentially saying that a tuner will significantly transform how a rimfire rifle shoots. Taking that a step further, you appear to be saying that a tuner will yield significant improvement with any factory barrel and with any .22LR ammo.
That's literally incredible and only for the credulous.
Tuners can't transform an average factory barrel into a top class tube. Furthermore, they are not a magic answer for turning inconsistent ammo into something else. An average factory barrel will always shoot like an average factory barrel, and inconsistent ammo is always inconsistent. When neither the barrel nor the ammo is consistent, it doesn't matter what muzzle device is put on the barrel.
As for talking against tuners, no one on this thread to this point has said they don't work. They do work, but they aren't a quick and easy solution. Tuners are used by serious BR competitors because when properly set with very good barrels and very good ammo they improve performance enough to make their use desireable.
The bottom line is there are no shortcuts to .22LR accuracy performance.
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