I thought the slower burning IMR4064 would help in a longer barrel but that is not true for the 30-30 Winchester. Seems the faster burning powders are best for this case even in longer barrels. The Factory ammo is listed for comparison and fell short of advertised velocity by about 100 fps. Below is the loading data for the 30-30 Winchester from the TC 23″ barrel I chronographed and shot for accuracy on my initial trip to the range. Following his lead, I tried some of the powders that worked well for him and had pretty good results.
#WILL TC CONTENDER BARRELS FIT TC ENCORE UPDATE#
In his 30-30 Winchester update he lists many loads chronographed from a 24″ Winchester M54 bolt action rifle. Many of his articles from Handloader Magazine are contained in the Book. If you haven’t heard of Ken and the great work he has done, get yourself a copy of his two volume masterpiece on reloading. My search did pan out when I went to Ken Waters’ Pet Loads. The advantage of a slick bullet like a Nosler Ballistic Tip over a round nose bullet would make a lot of difference at 200 yards and the velocity should be higher in the longer barrel even with factory ammo. I wanted to see what kind of energy and accuracy could get out of a 125 or 150 spitzer bullet in a 23″ barrel. Sierra has some special loads for Contender pistols, but the data was for 14″ barrels and fast burning powers. There is basically no reloading data for the 30-30 Winchester except for low pressure loads with 150 gn or 170 gn round nose bullets. Using quick detachable rings and the same type Weaver base on both barrels lets me use the scope on either barrel until I can get another scope. This scope will be used for the 30-30 Winchester and the. Easy to do if you understand how the Contender works.Īfter getting the barrel fixed I used a Weaver mount to attach my Leupold VXII 2×7 scope. The cure was to hone down the top of the locking lugs about a thousandth of an inch so the lugs would snap into battery and allow the hammer to be cock. If the spring loaded locking lugs don’t snap all the way into battery when the barrel is closed, the hammer still can not be cocked. There is a small lever in the frame that springs forward when the barrel is opened that prevents the hammer from being cocked. After some searching on the internet for possible cures and some close inspection, I found that the barrel lugs were not locking into the frame all the way, preventing the G2 internal hammer block safety from releasing. Took it off my Carbine frame and put it on an old style contender frame and it worked fine. Things got off to a slow start when I put the new 30-30 Winchester barrel on the G2 Contender frame and it would not cock. Matter of fact, I will add that comparison to this report. I looked at the other barrels available and decided the 30-30 Winchester would be the best for my needs and it is also very close to the reported performance of the 6.8. No one seems to have any because it is all going to the military (like it should). Finding a barrel was easy, but finding ammo and/or brass was not. I really wanted to see how that new 6.8 SPC military cartridge would perform in the 23″ Contender barrel.
When I first started looking at the new TC Contender Carbine I was most interested in the. G2 barrels are untapered and use the new G2 forend with two attachment screws.ģ0-30 Winchester in the TC Contender Carbine Old style contender barrels must use the old style forend. In addition, all of the 161⁄4″ and 21″ barrels made for the old style Contender will readily fit the new G2 frame. It features readily interchangeable 23″ barrels, enabling the shooter to select from several different cartridge options from 17 HMR and 22 LR Match, 330-30 Winchester, 6.8 SPC, 45/70 Gov’t., 45 cal muzzleloading, and 50 cal muzzleloading barrel. The G2 Contender rifle is very compact and weighs only about 6 pounds. See ODHA report on the muzzleloading barrel here. In addition, you can also get a muzzleloading barrel in. The New Features include easier to opening, More clearance between the grip and the trigger guard, incorporates a patented automatic hammer block safety with built-in interlock, and it allows shooters to cock the hammer, lower it, and re-cock it without the need to break the action open again. Last year TC announced the new version of the Contender, the G2 Contender with several improvements over the old model,
The Thompson Center Contender (TC) has been around for a long time in the form of a great hunting pistol and carbine.
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