Category Archives: LimbSaver Sharpshooter X-Ring De-resonator

A device that improves the accuracy of your rifle. Particularly scoped rifles without front sights. Tightens Groups by Taming barrel vibration waves.

LimbSaver Sharpshooter Barrel Dampener Review To Tighten Your 22LR Groups? TEST UPDATE

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A $9 dampener that works on your rifle? Yes, to even up the odds if you compete. It is not cheating! Maybe worth a try. 

 

I have tested these Barrel Dampeners before on a few big game rifles.  Cost is $9 dollars on Amazon. Cheap enough! They do work! 

The question becomes; How much accuracy do you really need? For hunting say at 50 yards, one inch is fine, but for competition 1/2 to 1/3 inch groups is more the norm.

 Ammo used for hunting and plinking is inexpensive compared to competitive target ammunition, $6 a box of 50 for plinking and $10 to $20 competition. In the middle are $8 or $9 dollar boxes that can work magic in some rifles. I know these barrel dampeners can help tighten groups of so called lesser ammo.

UPDATE

For the Limbsaver deresonator test I used some Winchester Super X High Velocity 22 hunting ammo I’ve had for years. 

The test rifle is my Savage A22 Semi-Auto with Vortex Diamondback 6-24×50 set at 20x.

 

The ammo and rifle are not even close to use in 22LR competition, thus the results from “with” deresonator to “without” should be clear. I found that moving the deresonator down the barrel found that at 4 inches from the muzzle, groups tightened. Moving more than 4 inches groups got wider. 

Target shown below G1, G2, G3 are With Deresonator set at 4 inches from muzzle. Groups 4 and 5 are without the deresonator.

G1 1 3/8″ with flyer. 7/8″ without flyer.

G2 3/4″ with flyer. 1/4″ without. 4 shots in ragged 1/4″ hole.

G3 3/4″ with flyer. 1/4″ without. 4 shots in ragged .1/4″ hole.

G4 1.0″ with flyer. 3/4″ without flyer. No tight groups.

G5 1.5″ with flyer. 7/8″ without flyer. No tight groups.

 The Limbsaver Deresonator groups are strikingly tighter, even with this older hunting ammo and a semi-auto 22 rifle. 

Good Shooting!

 

 

 

Limbsaver Sharpshooter X-Ring Rifle Barrel De-resonator

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This special Rubber manufactured from NAVCOM tunes the 5 main ballistic waves that affect shot grouping according to the accompanying device literature

The author has tested it for several rifle loads in a Kimber Select grade .338 Winchester Magnum with a thin sporter barrel that was capable of MOA-accuracy. With the de-resonator placed an inch back from the muzzle, groups improved up to 30% depending on the bullet weight. For practical hunting within 400 to 600 yards the device is not necessary for hunting with my particular MOA Rifle and 185 grain Nosler AccuBond bullets. But would substantially improve long range bullets that group at 2 MOA which would otherwise limit the hunter 300 yards presupposing an ethical shot diameter of say 6 inches to say 1.5 MOA inches adding another 100 yards to a possible 400 yard kill range. If your gonna spend some big bucks on a Western Mule Deer or Elk Hunt I would sure have one of these in my pack.

You can spend several hundred for a new barrel to achieve that capability or play with your barrel bedding costing hundreds or simply put the de-resonator on your rifle and go shoot.  At a cost of 20 bucks it is an inexpensive fix and a great Christmas Stocking Stuffer. Good Shooting! Ed ©