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T/C Contender with 44 Hot Shot/Mag barrel
This thread was a fun read. "Gear" has really put some work into his solution. When I lived in Alaska I bought a T/C Contender pistol with the .44 Mag/Shot barrel. It has a "choke" that unscrews when you want to shoot .44's and the single shot chamber works with T/C shot cartridges that are quite a bit longer than the Speer models. No leading and the shot comes out grouped nicely with the choke on. Over the years I have accumulated both loaded shot shells in various lead sizes, and some cartridges without the shells. I used this pistol on Ptarmigan (Spruce hens) during the winter and it was very effective even out to 20 - 30 feet. Here's a pic of the pistol and some #9 shot loads. I've never shot a snake with it but, now that I live in New Mexico, I'm sure an opportunity will present itself.
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