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Terminology question..

concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
After reading Redleg's post I remembered a question I had. What does the term "accurized" mean? If somebody takes their gun to the gunsmith to have it accurized, what exactly are they having done?Thanks,Still learning...
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  • thesupermonkeythesupermonkey Member Posts: 3,905 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is just a guess but I would say it means the weapon has been modified to improve its accuracy - hence the term "Accur" -ized.
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  • j2k22j2k22 Member Posts: 329 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Monkey is on the right track. Usually rifles are "accurized" by improving the trigger pull, and bedding the action to the stock, and either free-floating the bbl or establishing a pressure point near the end of the forearm. There are also a number of tricks that can be done to the bbl.Autoloading pistols get trigger jobs and precision fitting of the bbl to the slide, and slide to frame. Wheelguns get trigger jobs, and precision alignment of the cylinder. All the above may be fitted with better sights or optics as part of the project.
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  • opentopopentop Member Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Exactly right. Colt (and others) make "Accurized" AR-15s for example, which are just stock AR-15s that have had more attention paid to their fit and alignments, etc. in order to "accurize" them and make better target weapons of them.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There is no simple checklist for any one weapon type or model. There are outfits which can do some amazing things for shotguns, as well. It's largely a matter of personal taste - and wallet thickness.
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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys. I wasn't going to kick this one back up to the top, but now that it's here I'll chime in. I figured it was something that would increase accuracy, hence the term. However, I wasn't sure if it was a specific process whereby a firearm is made to shoot better or if it was a number of small tweaks and tunings that improved overall performance (that were different for each type of weapon).I got my answer! Thanks!
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gunshiths also "true up" the action, meaning getting every thing in the same alignment, and polishing up the parts that move against each other to reduce drag. They also work with barrels to make them consistent in their vibration.
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  • Guns & GlassGuns & Glass Member Posts: 864 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As the other guys mentioned it is general terminology of what can be done.However, the is a patented device called "The Accurizer" that is fitted in the forestock, has a long stainless machine screw that runs a delrin block up & down the barrels bottom(touches). It acts like a tuning device that increases accuracy by adjusting barrel vibration(harmonics)to match "sweet spots" of almost any load variation.Been out for almost 8-9 yrs.
    Happy Bullet Holes!
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