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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
2004 Shot show I swear I saw a Vibration dampener made for rifle. Kind of the same idea when using vibration dampeners used on bows. Having shot a bow I know they work. I've yet to hear about anyone using one on a rifle. Next time i'll buy one and check it out!
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LimbSaver™ Barrel De-Resonator made by Simms Vibration Laboratory is the product you’re referring to and they work great...my friend has one mounted on his .223 tactical rifle and has improved his groups by about 20%...previously ¾ to 7/8 inch now ½ to 5/8 inch consistently…no change in ammo, firing style, temperature or humidity, just this little $20.00 piece of rubber like material…
When fired, rifle barrels resonate on certain frequencies, just like speakers, and when you add any distortion (pressure) to the vibrations, mounting on hard surfaces etc. the resonance changes and the bullet goes somewhere different...why some speakers sound better in different parts of your house...the principal has been applied to bows for a number of years and any archer will tell you they add in the accuracy department...
This device slides down the barrel (no bull, sorry) and stops at the forend, when you fire, it dampens the vibrations to the same consistent level each time and makes the bullets fly straighter, maybe not straighter, but just to the same point of aim (Browning BOSS is a system similar, which also works very well---I use a BAR .300 mounting it---and it now comes with a built in, closable, muzzle brake)...simple little thing like that and it works...it's one of those "why didn't I think of that"…
I’ll be picking up a couple for my rifles as well, supposed to work from .22LR to stopping calibers…nice thing about it—you can switch them between rifles any time you want…hope this helped