I received a contender in 44 mag a 222 Remington. 14" barrels, wood fore-end and grip. The 222 barrel has been no problem. The 44 mag barrel, well, I shot it first because I had plenty 44 mag ammo. First issue, within a few rounds the front wood was loose, upon further inspection, the dove tail inserts into the barrel were so loose you could slide the inserts out. Second issue, it came with a Thompson scope and couldn't hit the broad side of the barn. I removed the scope, put it on a 22 Ruger mk 2 that was a known accurate handgun. Same problem, the reticle bounced all over. This all happened 20 years ago, but I've never found out the issue. I sent it back to warranty it and got a new barrel and scope. Same problem happened. Dovetails came loose scope bounced all over. I've since traded the barrel. But has anyone else had this problem. Ammo was factory 180 gr stuff, shot it in a Redhawk. Just curious because I never figured it out.