Contender Bug

[Sgt Nambu]

I have very little experience with Contenders! I've shot a .223 and a .35 Winchester! That was fun!!!
So I just want to say!


Except for gemihur!

 

[gemihur]

Here's a couple pics fer ya'!


This project (shown above) started with a 10" 30 Herrett barrel, threaded and pinned a 7" vented 'fake can' and carved the custom furniture to fit the profile from spalted sycamore and burly maple.
The performance of the loads intended for it's use was to utilize heavy for caliber bullets at low velocity (around 1550 fps) much like a 300BLK. Subsonic was not an option as Thompson Center assigned a 1:14" twist to the barrel. Shoots great! Fast & handy!

 

[DB is Here]

We're having a thread revival Y'all.....

 

[gemihur]

A 30 Herrett and a 22 Hornet

 

[gemihur]

Yep, like Randy Travis sings. 'I'm diggin' up bones..."
Here's a shooter for ya'
7-30 Waters (the brake does make it a little LOUD!!!)

 

[bbbass]

Ok now... all together...

"There's a meetin here tonight. There's a meetin here tonight... Glory Glory Hallelujah, there's a meetin here tonight!"

 

[gemihur]

Love the Wildcats!

 

[gemihur]

SSK 14" 6x223 Bbl

SSK 14" 444 Marlin Bbl

 

[gemihur]

Graduated to the Encore

 

[Capn Jack]

WOW !

From, "Mouse Guns" to "Hand Cannons."

Closest thing I ever owned was a, "Tingle" .40 BP Pistol/Carbine.

 

[gemihur]

Capn Jack,
Oh, You mean like this?
i don't have the carbine, mine is an Italian bootleg that's stamped Hopkins and Allen.
And I know full well that they didn't make it
But it's a lot of fun to shoot!


But in my research, there was a rare breed like this:

If you had one like that I would bet it would be a treasure!
Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[Capn Jack]

That looks like the one. After my Dad emptying two, 30 rnd. M1 carbine magazines in about 5 minutes, he had just as much fun loading and shooting the Tingle and I didn't have to spend an afternoon at my RCBS jr.

 

[Hueco]

2 resurrections in the same thread? Wow!

Since we're here - what's the difference between the Contender and the Encore models?

 

[gemihur]

Simply put:
Contender has threshold of breech thrust at 30-30 pressures. Encore tolerates much higher pressure cartridges. 30-06,
416 Rigby, 7mm Rem Mag, etc.
It's really more complex.
More the relationship of case diameter as it relates to breech thrust.
No parts compatible cross-platform.
'nuff for now

 

[Member 53867]

I've only got a 14" .223 barrel left at the moment, but I have 2 Contender frames and a carbine stock set.

Used to have a 21" 7x30 Waters and a 16.25" .45-70 for the carbine. A family member has a 7mm TCU and a 10"(?) .45/.410 barrel.

Thinking of getting a custom barrel from Bullberry since I can't find a used one in the caliber I'm looking for. Can't decide if I should get a carbine length barrel or just get a tax stamp and SBR the 2nd frame and put a 10-12" barrel on it like I want.

 

[Twodogs]

This is my 10" .44 Mag, with the Hybrid suppressor and 320 gr subs it's back yard quiet.

 

[gemihur]

Barrel length is best dictated by the cartridge
The super 14 barrels burns powder much like a rifle but to avoid the SBR I get a brake added permanently

 

[Dust2Dollars]

After rehab I finally sold my 39 barrels, and several frames.
Unfortunately, I fell off the wagon a few years ago but not too far.
Just two frames and four barrels now.

 

[gemihur]

D 2 D, Keep up the good work
remember ... just one more barrel.
30 Herrett
this may look 'tactical' but it ain't. It's a 7" vented extension threaded and pinned to a 10" barrel
with custom furniture of my own design and a low power fast target acquisition Weaver scope
Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[Graham Ugalde]

I have a Contender Carbine in stainless (the cat is pretty ugly if you ask me) and barrels in .22LR and .357 Max and 7-30 Waters. Only really use the .22LR though. Kind of a knock-around gun.

I do have a 6.5 TCU gun but it is a rebarrelled Winchester 1885 Low Wall. It may be my favorite gun.

Would love to see pic of that Winchester.