How many of you never tune your springers?

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Just wondered if they sort of run in over time.

Tuning would appear to make them smoother, but how much more accurate?

[PhatMan]

Arthur,

I always tune springers that are new to me. It sets them to a common, good baseline.

Exceptions are 10m springer match rifles, which get a service by somebody competent.

I doubt whether the tunes in themselves make the rifles any more intrinsically accurate, but they do make shooting them accurately less difficult.

A sweet, crisp trigger, and smooth action/recoil, make practical accuracy less difficult to achieve for me.

Have fun

Best regards

Russ

[robhw97k]

I dont bother tuning new rifles,most people do but my hw99s was bought new,its a monster out the box so ill leave it at that,i had a hw95k brand new i wasnt totaly happy with it for power that could have done with tuning but i did a part ex on it cos i like .177 better.just depends how they perform steaight out the box.

[cooper_dan]

Depends what you mean by tuning.
I consider tuning to be replacing parts or drastically modifying the original parts (e.g piston lightening). In this case I've only 'tuned' one of mine to reduce the twangyness

However I will service all of my springers. This might mean new seals, grinding/polishing spring ends/re-lubing. I don't consider any of this to be tuning, just maintenance

[jonnyone]

Depends what you mean by tuning.
I consider tuning to be replacing parts or drastically modifying the original parts (e.g piston lightening). In this case I've only 'tuned' one of mine to reduce the twangyness

However I will service all of my springers. This might mean new seals, grinding/polishing spring ends/re-lubing. I don't consider any of this to be tuning, just maintenance

I totally agree with the above.
Another factor for me is how poorly finished the internals CAN be on some guns and the fact that some are very poorly lubed. My take on this is that in the same way that I wouldn't drive round in a car which was oil starved neither would or should I be shooting a gun that sounds like a bucket of nails. I just plays on my mind the potential for wear if a gun has poorly lubed at the factory. Besides after market lubes are invariably superior to factory stuff in any event. Warranties can be the sticking point however. Unless the gun is second hand or is out of warranty.
Dave

[Mark A]

I'm sure they would run in over time, but I like to make sure they are properly lubed in all the right places and not just a blob in front of the piston seal.

[Barryg]

I agree with the above
Dave

Same here, it's satisfieing to get a factory gun to shoot nice with only a deburr, polish and lube but would just add that sometimes a inexpensive guide kit is required and you even get the lube thrown in if you get a tinbum guide kit.😎

[lensman57]

Just wondered if they sort of run in over time.

Tuning would appear to make them smoother, but how much more accurate?

With the exception of my Prosport with the Vortek kit, all I do is just enough to take any twang out. I am not that keen on altering a stock springer and in effect build a new rifle based on the platform.

A.G

[Blackrider]

If I ever buy a new gun I usually have an urge to keep it that way. Well for a while anyway and maybe until it decides to "misbehave" lets say !
Then I'll have it fettled if its major or I may have a go myself.
Somehow though, I prefer to leave it alone, knowing that I was the original owner and it will remain that way while ever I own it !

Guns I have bought second hand, well I'm at liberty to do whatever I deem fit and I don't have an issue with that. Some have been SFS'd, V-Glided, V-Mached, Tinbummed, or otherwise !