"tuned" rifles

[Hotshotharv]

Just a cautionary tale really. In the last year I've bought 2 rifles that were advertised as being tuned, the first a HW35 fitted with a venom stage 1 kit fitted. I recently sold it to a friend who thought it was a bit fierce and chrono'd it. It was doing 14.5 ft/lbs with superdomes!!!
The second was a HW97K also decribed as having a stage 1 venom kit fitted by venom. I put this on the Chrono yesterday and it was also doing well over 14 ft/lbs.
The HW35 has now been fitted with a softer spring, the guy was going to service it anyway otherwise I would have gladly paid him for any parts needed to return it to a sub 12ft/lb gun. But I'm now faced with paying to get my HW97k de-tuned, and I don't believe for one minute that Venom would have fitted a kit to make a rifle over the limit. If I could remember the name of the person that sold it to me I'd get in touch and ask him about it.
So when someone describes a rifle as being tuned, ask a few questions like, will you refund me if the rifle turns out to be over the limit or will you pay for it to be de-tuned.

[Barrie_G]

just shorten the spring a little at a time with an angle grinder.

[Hotshotharv]

thanks for the advice but I think if you've had a rifle tuned then you should make sure it's legal before selling it.

[Barrie_G]

Agreed....

[JJSTEALTH]

my untouched s300 starts at 10.5 and hits 13.2 at shot no:110,
im wondering if the new chrony's runnin a little warm
JASON..

[ora8i]

Happens so easily even with guns that are not tuned. 1st thing I do with a new or new to me gun is chrono it, then if adjustments are needed I can get them done before trouble can start.


I'd get the S300 looked at ASAP it could be that you have to set it up at 12 fpe on shot 110 but a good gunsmith might be able to sort it. Failing that regulate it or see

http://www.loserfriendly.co.uk/library/ozprbigen.htm

Regards Ora

[RichardH]

I've had several guns bought from here arrive OTT.

One from here also arrived cocked and LOADED

I've had guns new from my local dealer OTT, used via mailorder OTT.

Always worth checking as soon as you receive them.

Richard