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Old 05-31-2009, 11:41 AM
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I once had a 10" T/C .223 barrel, but the accuracy was inadequate, so I sold it.

Had a 10" .357 Herrett barrel as well. It was a lot of work (and fun) to make the cases from 30-30 brass, fire form them etc. But I dumped that one when a .35 Remington barrel came along. It offered better accuracy and less time on the loading bench which = more time at the range.

I have an old octagon barreled T/C in K- Hornet. So much fun to drop .22 Hornet ammo in the chamber, fire it and watch a K Hornet case come out. Very mild report and reasonable accuracy. Great fun for battling golf balls at 50 yards.

Also have a 14" ported 45/70. Used to enjoy punishing myself by shooting it - now not so much. This one has something wrong with the trigger group - it doesn't always fire when you drop the hammer. Great for enhancing your flinching. Often thought to send it off for repair, but never got around to it.

Other noteable T/C barrels in my vault -
.256 Winchester Magnum, 10" (talk about loud!)
7mm TCU, 10" (the blast drives people off the range)

So, yeah Contenders can be a lot of fun!
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