sungazer wrote:With my Anschutz 1750 I can get pretty consistent under a MOA at 100 and much better at 50. Certainly a barrel tuner is a normal piece of equipment in the Small bore (22LR) 50 yrd bench rest competitions. All those competitors cant be wrong. Certainly the guys I have talked to swear by them. In comps they use the expensive ammo too. The SK Rifle type quality is commonly used as practice ammo.
They’re a 54 action aren’t they? Well that’s what you get for a $3000ish rifle. Bit of a difference between that and the humble Savage... I’m not arguing that a tuner won’t make a difference - I’m just saying it’s something relevant only at the pointy end of the spectrum... where the gun is top-class, and the ammo is top-class.
BTW OP don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to tell you how to spend your money mate. If you wanna buy a custom barrel + tuner then go for it. You’ll probably indeed see your groups come in a bit.