Tune or Buy

[Oldgringo]

Have you decided yet? Just curious.

I came to the conclusion that the only way I'll ever understand what a tuned airgun is like is to have one. So I'm going to get my R9 tuned and postpone the purchase of an LGU.

I sincerely thank all of you for your input. It actually helped a lot.

Paul

Good choice!   

[susieqz]

um, nobody actually answered paul's question in full.
what exactly is a tune?
what does it do?
when is it worth doing?
how expensive should a gun be to make tuning worthwhile.?

some of us don't know, but would like to...

[ancient1one]

Have you decided yet? Just curious.

I came to the conclusion that the only way I'll ever understand what a tuned airgun is like is to have one. So I'm going to get my R9 tuned and postpone the purchase of an LGU.

I sincerely thank all of you for your input. It actually helped a lot.

Paul

You could not go wrong with either choice. I thought for sure you were buying the LGU in .177.. Now that you decided on tuning the R9 my advice is send it to one of the better and proven tuners.. One that communicates with his customers and will understand what your looking for in a tune..

[anuthabubba]

um, nobody actually answered paul's question in full.
what exactly is a tune?
what does it do?
when is it worth doing?
how expensive should a gun be to make tuning worthwhile.?

some of us don't know, but would like to...

A tune is anything from a few adjustments and/or a bit of lube to a thorough disassembly to polish, deburr, and/or alter the shape/dimensions/surface texture of or material that some major design elements/parts are made of, or replace them with custom made parts and to add the correct amount of specialized lubricants in various locations to tailor the performance to what the customer wants.

The mechanical functioning of the airgun will be improved. Such as: smoother cocking, trigger action, discharge behavior, accuracy, power (incr. or decr.) as well as its esthetics.

The 'worth' of a tune is the opinion of the owner. All production airguns can benefit, to some degree, from a tune.

[Booger]

Here is a good link.

http://springgunning.com/tune.html

[Oldgringo]

Here is a good link.

http://springgunning.com/tune.html

Very good link, thank you.

[susieqz]

thank you for explaining it to me.

[Sfttailrdr46]

thank you for explaining it to me.

Susan many here will tune our own rifles and with the lower end rifles I would say that is probably the best choice because for a pro tune you have to factor in 2 way shipping +time and any materials needed . My recommendation would be to not spend ~$200 to ~$250 on a $150 rifle . You know the silk purse and sow ear thing  Hope that helps also

[susieqz]

don, that's exactly what i needed to know. i'm looking at dianas but right now have no pricey airguns.
mostly, i have things i'm not supposed to mention here.

[Sfttailrdr46]

don, that's exactly what i needed to know. i'm looking at dianas but right now have no pricey airguns.
mostly, i have things i'm not supposed to mention here.

Any of the German or British AG's are good choices . If you are looking at the break barrels depending on purpose the Diana 34  or Weirauch 30 or 50 my suit your needs. If you have limited experience with springers stay away from the magnums they are harder to shoot well and 40 to 50 lbs of cocking effort makes them more like work than fun especially for target shooting and plinking

[Paulf10]

Here is a good link.

http://springgunning.com/tune.html

Jesse, that is a great link! Thanks

You could not go wrong with either choice. I thought for sure you were buying the LGU in .177.. Now that you decided on tuning the R9 my advice is send it to one of the better and proven tuners.. One that communicates with his customers and will understand what your looking for in a tune..

As I read through the posts I kept flipping from buy to tune. For awhile even I thought for sure I would be buying the LGU

I'm actually surprised you decided this way. This is not normal. But, I have to say.. I, for one, think you went the right way. Not only will you experience a finr gun shooting at it's best, you will be doing that gun a great service. And the best part is, when you get it back it will be like getting a brand new gun. I don't have either of these guns but I do know that the difference in the tuned guns I do have, before and after a good tune is like night and day. I recently got my hands on a D34P fully tuned with a PG2 kit in it. Nice shooting gun.

I can't overstate how much I appreciate everyone's input. Really excellent points on both sides of the issue that I had not considered. Hopefully I'll get the LGU NEXT, before getting another gun tuned. At least that's my plan for now,

[susieqz]

don, which of those would be best for shooting evil bunnies?
paul, best of luck with your new  tune. please post your experience.

[Booger]

don, which of those would be best for shooting evil bunnies?
paul, best of luck with your new gun.

Don is a puffer fan, I prefer my TX200MK3 & the R11/HW98.

[Sfttailrdr46]

don, which of those would be best for shooting evil bunnies?
paul, best of luck with your new gun.

Don is a puffer fan, I prefer my TX200MK3 & the R11/HW98.

Jesse  Susan depending on my mood and the distance involved I would say my RX2  .20 out to 30 or 40 yards and beyond that I will go with either the Daystate or Rain Storm II  The RS II is almost as powerful and a whole lot quieter

[avator]

Here is a good link.

http://springgunning.com/tune.html

Jesse, that is a great link! Thanks

You could not go wrong with either choice. I thought for sure you were buying the LGU in .177.. Now that you decided on tuning the R9 my advice is send it to one of the better and proven tuners.. One that communicates with his customers and will understand what your looking for in a tune..

As I read through the posts I kept flipping from buy to tune. For awhile even I thought for sure I would be buying the LGU

I'm actually surprised you decided this way. This is not normal. But, I have to say.. I, for one, think you went the right way. Not only will you experience a finr gun shooting at it's best, you will be doing that gun a great service. And the best part is, when you get it back it will be like getting a brand new gun. I don't have either of these guns but I do know that the difference in the tuned guns I do have, before and after a good tune is like night and day. I recently got my hands on a D34P fully tuned with a PG2 kit in it. Nice shooting gun.

I can't overstate how much I appreciate everyone's input. Really excellent points on both sides of the issue that I had not considered. Hopefully I'll get the LGU NEXT, before getting another gun tuned. At least that's my plan for now,

I predict... no you won't... once you shoot a finely tuned gun you will tune another one.

[Pappy]

I predict you get the LGU and have it tuned immediately.   


Pappy