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Thread: Weight of Contender Carbine

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    Weight of Contender Carbine

    Does anybody have a T/C Contender carbine and a scale that would weigh the gun please? If so, please also tell me the chambering and barrel length.

    Thank you.

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    My old style Contender Carbine with a Bullberry 22" semi-bull barrel in 7x30 Waters weighs 6lbs. 5 oz. with a 2-7X Leupold VX2 scope on it.

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    Thank you both for your good information.

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    Original Stainless Contender frame
    16" .223 Remington Super 16
    factory iron sights
    MPI composite stock set
    2070g

    Last edited by McFred; 05-27-2020 at 09:12 PM.

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    Thanks McFred, Is that bedding compound in the photo?

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    Yes. The stock needs some finish work, so that's bare composite and some goo to fill the voids where the action mates.

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    I have a Carbine with walnuts stocks and the Super 16" 45/410 vent rib barrel. It weighs 4.5lbs.

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    Thanks Turtle, That's very encouraging in the search for an ultralight rifle.

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    Walnut stocks, 21" 223, 3x9 Burris Ballistic plex and light weight sling 6.75lbs
    Same as above except 24" tapered barrel in 38 Special and 1x4 Leupold 6.25 lbs
    Synthetic stocks, slip on recoil pad, Bushnell 2.5x Scopechief, 18" 45auto bull barrel, lightweight sling 5.75lbs.
    They all have iron sights, 38 and 223 is stainless frame, 45 is blued.
    Last edited by 3leggedturtle; 05-18-2020 at 03:35 PM.

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    G2 Contender Frame
    20" Bullberry bull barrel in 357SIG
    Bullberry "utility grade" walnut carbine set
    Leupold M8 6x42mm fixed
    Stratton Custom steel scope base
    Warne Maxima medium steel QD rings
    3088g


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    Bro has TC with custom tapered 375win 16” barrel, synthetic furniture and 2x7 scope, with a cartridge loaded it goes hair over 6lb.

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