I have a carbine 6.8 and 12" 7-30 barrels. The 7 has more bullet choices than the 6.8 but brass is readily available. Both make good deer/varmint medicine. The only factory ammo 6.8 ammo I tried...
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a carbine 6.8 and 12" 7-30 barrels. The 7 has more bullet choices than the 6.8 but brass is readily available. Both make good deer/varmint medicine. The only factory ammo 6.8 ammo I tried...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Yes you can swap barrels including ones for the G2 models but not the Encore. Other than the grip, they are ambidextrous in nature. Some have a thumb rest grips but that is a simple swap to fix that....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
God bless Hornady for making the old caliber brass again. Now if they'd start making of .25-20 I'd be pleased.
Forum: Leverguns
They do offer a take down version with a 16 inch barrel in .357. https://www.chiappafirearms.com/p.php?id=107
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I believe the purpose of that pin was to avoid patent infringement issues. I have not personally seen a Contender ML barrel in the flesh so to speak so no first hand knowledge but if it were mine I...
Forum: Leverguns
Winchester makes it although you may have to wait a while for them to make a run. I feed my Marlin .375 the brass and it works just fine. I have .38-55 rifles and don't like to share brass with the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Another one to consider is the CZ-527 Varmint. Spooky accurate and I love the single set trigger. On a good day I can get sub 1 inch groups at 200 yards out of my American stocked version. It has...
Forum: Leverguns
Lever gun typically don't have much if any throats. You'll have to seat it to the last grove to get it to chamber.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
When you adjust a trigger that light, a sharp smack to any gun with the safety off can cause it to fire. With a Contender the safe thing to do is to not cock the hammer until you are ready to shoot....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
There is also the 300 blackout if you want to play with suppressed subsonic loads and fairly cast friendly. I've got a Bergara Encore barrel I'm thinking of shortening to pistol length.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
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This is mine. A MGM barrel I got a few years ago. Have not used it much for a few years and would consider parting with it ( sans scope & mount, + dies). Don't have the time to play with...
I just picked up my new .32 single six a couple of hours ago. Can't say I like to glowing green sights all that much but it's a cheap fix to get the plain sights from Brownells and swap them out. ...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Not yet for the Ruger American but have put one on a Savage Axis. I chose the pepper laminate to match the SS rife and got the prairie hunter style. It would have been a drop in fit except I...
Forum: Leverguns
I am fortunate enough to own 2 .44 lever guns. The first one I got was the little Marlin 94 "guide" carbine with a 16" ported barrel. It's a great carry in the wood rifle. There is only thing I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Ditto on the .35 Whelen. Go with a 14" twist if you do. Better for the heavier lead and cast over 16".
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have 3 Ruger Americans. One in .22 rimfire I got because I could get one with a threaded barrel for suppressed shooting. I was impressed enough to get another in .22-250 and the third in 300...
Forum: Leverguns
Remington usually make a seasonal run of the brass. Midway is expecting some on 1/19 and the are as good as anybody at getting it in stock. You can put in for a notification when it gets in. Be...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Ditto on pietro's comment. Mine is a Lux .22 hornet and have a Burris HBR 6x on it. Never had any issue. Get the best scope you can afford that fits the little rifle. You will be amazed at how...
Forum: Factory Rifles
While not a bolt gun my TC Contender carbine in .30-30 regularly does 1" at 100 yards with cast. I see no reason not to get similar results from a bolt gun especially if it has a nice trigger pull.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a 14" .35 Remington barrel and I load it the same for my Marlin lever. Because I load for both I full length resize but adjust the sizing die to just set the shoulder back a couple...
Forum: Leverguns
I've got a nice little Rossi 92SRC that I was happy with until I picked up a Miroku Winchester in .44 magnum. Now I'm spoiled and would like to get one in .357 one day when the money gods smile upon...
Forum: Leverguns
I had no idea they command such a high price and it almost makes me consider selling the one I have. But I'd really miss it and they may never come back so I'm keeping it.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
.30-30 chambers traditionally have very little throat. SAAMI spec. has it at 0.015" and at a 15 degree taper. All of my .30-30 boolit molds start tapering at the crimp groove and/or have bore...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hard to beat the Ranch Dog design. Made specifically for Marlins and a great hunting bullet. You can get one at NOE.
Forum: Leverguns
I think your biggest obstacle will be finding a .32-20 or .25-20 donor rifle. The .218 is based on that case so the bolt will not need to be modified and the carrier and feeding will have fewer...
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
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