Contenders are great. I hunt with mine and also (like gig-a-hertz) use them to evaluate my reloads.

Let's see; I started out with a frame and a single 14" barrel chambered in 7-30 Waters...

Now-a-days...in addition to the barrel mentioned above I have:

*.22 LR-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.22 LR-10" Bull Barrel w/scope
*.22 WMR-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.22 Jet-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.32 H&R Mag.-Bull Barrel
*.38 Spcl-8 3/4" Octagonal Barrel
*.357 Mag.-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.357 Max.-10" Bull Barrel
*.41 Mag.-10" Bull Barrel
*.44 Mag.-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.44 Mag.-10" Bull Barrel
*.45 ACP-10" Octagonal Barrel
*.45 Colt-10" Bull Barrel

They breed.

Bob

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