will new tc contender barrels fit older contenders

WILL NEW TC CONTENDER BARRELS FIT OLDER CONTENDERS FULL
WILL NEW TC CONTENDER BARRELS FIT OLDER CONTENDERS SERIES

Going from compounds to self bows, and baitcasters, to fly fishing, to now tenkara (fly fishing with a fixed line and no reel. I also have done the same thing with fishing and bow hunting. I think this short open sight contender will be my next step. I went from rifle, to the encore, to a 44 mag SBH Hunter with a scope, to the last several years with a Ruger 44 Special. I have a 308 Encore but over the years I’ve been simplifying my equipment and accepting the limitations. Basically my goal is the have a short, light, simple, open sighted pistol for close range deer hunting. I think this will work for what I’m wanting to do with it. The info on the barrels was also appreciated. My plan is to go back next week and try the other barrel and take the grip off just to get a good look at everything. I tried the barrel that was on it (357) and it definitely wasn’t hard to open. The pistol I’m looking at does have the older skinny grips and definitely aren’t gonna work so if I pick this one up I’ll look into another set of grips. Thanks everyone for the replies and info, much appreciated. Posts: 881 | Location: rhinelander, wi | Registered: January 06, 2012 Yes, early barrels are always a guess as to how easy they will open, but if the guy doesn't want to breakup the set and has been shooting those barrels, odds are the barrels are at least operable. No issues with any kind of bullet in these barrels, lead or jacketed.

WILL NEW TC CONTENDER BARRELS FIT OLDER CONTENDERS FULL

If you want full 44 mag performance and the option for a scope or red dot, I'd recommend getting a standard 10' round barrel. Note, however, that adding a scope base is not going to happen on these. Interesting setup with the front sight being adjustable for the elevation. They are also light in weight, so not as comfy for me to shoot. The vent rib models will not have factory porting and will develop more velocity and, therefore, more recoil. By the same token, you won't get the full performance of a 10' standard round barrel.(Also, as noted, the standard 10' octagon 44 mag barrels are brutal.) Also note, that by the time you remove the choke (a must for shooting bullets)on the 10' barrel and subtract about another two inches of the threaded portion, you're really only shooting about a 6' barrel with rifling, so the reduced velocity will reduce some more of the recoil. The earliest versions without the rib and with the external chokes have porting, which helps reduce muzzle blast.

WILL NEW TC CONTENDER BARRELS FIT OLDER CONTENDERS SERIES

I much prefer the later finger groove grips or the last of the Contender series competitor grips for recoil.Īs for Pachmayr, Pachmayr no longer makes grips for the Contender, but should still be plenty of used ones around.Īs for the hotshot barrels, also as mentioned, there are two kinds. Those very early grips, the first edition grips, the thin ones with the ridge, as below, were notorious for their bite with the hard kickers. G2 grips are a different animal and will not fit. Posts: 49 | Location: Kansas | Registered: August 02, 2012Īs others mentioned, a Contender grip is a Contender grip, early or late, as to fitting a Contender. Thank you for any information you can give me. The seller doesn’t wanna split the barrels and frame up and i wasn’t really interested until the price came way down, and then I read Joanie’s posts about the hotshot barrels. Any other tools I can use to take the chokes off? The seller didn’t have a wrench to take the chokes off so I couldn’t look at the threads.Ĥ. I read a few threads from Joanie specifically about shooting hotshot barrels and it sounds like I wouldn’t have any issue shooting just bullets in them, however not sure if shooting jacketed bullets would mess up the internal threads for the chokes. Is that correct? Thinking of getting a 45/410 and a 22lr barrel in the future.ģ. I think that newer barrels will still fit this frame, taking into account that some fitting may be involved with the locking bolts. Do all of the pre G2 Contenders take the same stocks?Ģ. The frame is SN 35xxx so about 1975, the grips are the stock ones and didn’t fit my hand very well. The seller came down to what I think was a very good price before I left but I have a few questions.ġ. The price was a little high and I wasn’t even sure what the hot shot barrels were so I didn’t wanna buy without some research. So I came across an older Contender today for sale with two octagon Hotshot barrels, a 357 and a 44 mag. New to Contenders and looking for some assistance.

Will new tc contender barrels fit older contenders