bluehen1987
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Getting ready to move and took a load of stuff I am not taking with me to my local gun shop to do some horse trading. The owner had a lot of TC Contenders he wanted to move, so home with me they came. Last month, I had zero Contenders. I know have the following:
TC Contender with a 10" octagon .222 barrel and a spare 10" octagon 22 WMR barrel, both with rifle sights. The second Contender is a super 14" .223 scoped barrel and a spare TC Custom Shop 45/70 barrel with rifle sights that appears unfired. The third came with a scoped 12" .357 heavy barrel and a spare heavy .22LR barrel wearing an older TC Scope.
I will not have an opportunity to fire these for several weeks due to my move, but I do have several questions for the Contender faithful here:
1. My Super 223 currently wears a Nikko rifle scope that I want to replace with a pistol scope. I was thinking about one of the older 10x pistol scopes. The original rifle sights were also included. This will be a groundhog eliminator. Thoughts on scopes for this rig?
2. Anyone fire a 14" 45/70 contender? What is the recoil like and what ammo and/or hand loads do you use?
3. My 12" bull barrel .357 magnum will be a deer harvester. Came with a BSA Edge 2x7 handgun scope. I see a lot of people prefer red dots for deer hunting or fixed 2x scopes with a wide field of view. Thoughts from those who deer hunt with similar rigs? Also, what deer hunting ammo do you prefer for the .357 magnum?
4. The Super 14 .223 grip has no cap and it has a lanyard post protruding from the bottom of the wood grip. The 45/70 came with synthetic furniture and also has no cap and the protruding lanyard post. Where do I find the parts to convert back to a regular flat cap?
Well, I can see I will have enough to keep me busy once I get settled after my move! Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise with me regarding the Contenders. A good friend of mine warned me these are highly addictive and there is no known cure!
TC Contender with a 10" octagon .222 barrel and a spare 10" octagon 22 WMR barrel, both with rifle sights. The second Contender is a super 14" .223 scoped barrel and a spare TC Custom Shop 45/70 barrel with rifle sights that appears unfired. The third came with a scoped 12" .357 heavy barrel and a spare heavy .22LR barrel wearing an older TC Scope.
I will not have an opportunity to fire these for several weeks due to my move, but I do have several questions for the Contender faithful here:
1. My Super 223 currently wears a Nikko rifle scope that I want to replace with a pistol scope. I was thinking about one of the older 10x pistol scopes. The original rifle sights were also included. This will be a groundhog eliminator. Thoughts on scopes for this rig?
2. Anyone fire a 14" 45/70 contender? What is the recoil like and what ammo and/or hand loads do you use?
3. My 12" bull barrel .357 magnum will be a deer harvester. Came with a BSA Edge 2x7 handgun scope. I see a lot of people prefer red dots for deer hunting or fixed 2x scopes with a wide field of view. Thoughts from those who deer hunt with similar rigs? Also, what deer hunting ammo do you prefer for the .357 magnum?
4. The Super 14 .223 grip has no cap and it has a lanyard post protruding from the bottom of the wood grip. The 45/70 came with synthetic furniture and also has no cap and the protruding lanyard post. Where do I find the parts to convert back to a regular flat cap?
Well, I can see I will have enough to keep me busy once I get settled after my move! Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise with me regarding the Contenders. A good friend of mine warned me these are highly addictive and there is no known cure!
