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JackHughs Oldtimer Offline Posts: 657 Location: Riverbank Joined: Sep 27^th, 2008	The Lighter Side of Bloop Jan 12^th, 2014 at 12:04pm	Print Post
	Every now and again, it helps to rediscover the restorative powers of silly. Attached is a photo of the official, signature JackHughs Bloop Tube. This is what happens when an old geezer with too much time on his hands finds a piece of Schedule 80 electrical conduit with an ID that is very, very close to the OD of his rifle barrel. It's cute, it's quirky; it doesn't work worth a hoot - it caused increased vertical dispersion and more than a few spectacular flyers. The only really interesting effect was that installing this genius devise caused the POI at two hundred yard to go up by four inches. Odd, that! Total cost for this marvelous device: $5.35. Which just goes to show that you get what you pay for. JackHughs

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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1013 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 2:52pm	Print Post
	Interesting range layout. You can shoot out either front or back of shelter. the place must have some special rules or interesting arguements. Kurt

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JackHughs Oldtimer Offline Posts: 657 Location: Riverbank Joined: Sep 27^th, 2008	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 3:26pm	Print Post
	Kurt_701 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2014 at 2:52pm: Interesting range layout. You can shoot out either front or back of shelter. the place must have some special rules or interesting arguements. Kurt It does look as if we can shoot in both directions but not so. All the benches in the background are older, unserviceable benches that are used only for equipment storage or cleaning stations. JackHughs

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7540 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 4:19pm	Print Post
	Bloop tubes were the thing in Small Bore Silhouette 20 years ago. Been a long time since I have seen one in a match. Boats


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #4 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 4:38pm	Print Post
	The area behind the equipment storage area is also the parking lot.

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Paul_F. Ex Member	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 4:49pm	Print Post
	Now we seem to be mixing up "Bloop tubes" and "barrel tuners"... I see "Bloop tubes" on smallbore PRONE guns from time to time. Works great to get a front sight further from aging eyes. As a matter of fact, I've considered one myself.


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ron Oldtimer Offline Posts: 576 Location: Augusta Maine Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 7:17pm	Print Post
	I saw several Bloop Tubes used at Camp Perry this past year. ron


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Lefty38-55 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 366 Location: New England Joined: Sep 11^th, 2013	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 7:36pm	Print Post
	I see about half the entrants (match class) using bloop tubes on high power ranges nowadays, at least here in NE.

	All of my single shots shoot one tiny ragged hole with cast bullets ... it's just the following shots that tend to open up my groups ...
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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11438 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 7:54pm	Print Post
	I always thought a bloop tube was an extension to mount a sight on. Did it go bloop? Joe.

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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1845 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #9 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 9:30pm	Print Post
	Jack, If you ever shot with Chuck Blender you would think your tube was a piece of real beauty. Chucks rifles at times were painful to look at (but very affective)


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Paul_F. Ex Member	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #10 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 9:51pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Jan 12^th, 2014 at 7:54pm: I always thought a bloop tube was an extension to mount a sight on. Did it go bloop? Joe. That's always what I thought they were... (sight extenstions). And yes, at least on smallbore rifles they turn the "pop" of standard velocity ammo into more of a "Pfoooonk". If JackHughes doohickey doesn't have a sight mounted on it, then I dunno what it's supposed to do, or why it's called a bloop tube. Not sayin' it ain't one, just sayin' I must be confused about what they do. Or he is. Or we both are.


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shovel80 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Sonora,CA Joined: Jun 6^th, 2011	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #11 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	What is/was the reason to use a bloop tube? Terry

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JackHughs Oldtimer Offline Posts: 657 Location: Riverbank Joined: Sep 27^th, 2008	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #12 - Jan 12^th, 2014 at 10:01pm	Print Post
	shovel80 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2014 at 9:52pm: What is/was the reason to use a bloop tube? Terry The most commonly quoted reason for a bloop tube is to extend the sight radius. However, a bloop tube also prevents the wind from affecting the bullet at the moment the bullet exits the crown. But, most of all, the bloop tube looks funny, makes a funny sound (bloop) and thereby distracts the competition. It's hard to concentrate when you're laughing at the other guy's equipment. JackHughs

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7249 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #13 - Jan 13^th, 2014 at 2:07am	Print Post
	Thay can also be used to increase the weight of the rifle for OH. That is the reason for mine. My rifle has a 22rf, 1" x 20" long Titherington target barrel. The rifle weighs 10 lb w/o out the tube, 13 lb with it. Frank

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7540 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: The Lighter Side of Bloop Reply #14 - Jan 13^th, 2014 at 5:46am	Print Post
	Best way to extend sight radius is a rail. Add weight with weights outside the barrel. Not much good is going to happen to the bullet shooting through a tube. Silhouette scoped no need for a sight extension and most get barrel weight to the rule limit from the barrel, that's why the tubes went away, passing fad. In my opinion that is Boats


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