I've had a T/C Contender for years, but only had a 14 inch .223 barrel, and a 10 inch .22LR match barrel. Both are awesome.
I wanted to step it up, so I bought a 10 inch .44 mag barrel. I shot it a couple of times, and BAM! does that thing hurt, especially when my middle finger hits the trigger guard. I shoot .44 mag out of revolvers, so I was surprised at the recoil. I thought it would be less in such a large handgun.
I always thought of the Contender as the quintessential Silhouette pistol, so I mistakenly thought it would handle heavy recoiling cartridges well. I mean, Silhouette shooters put a lot of rounds through these. How do they do it?
What can I do to make these more shootable? I've ordered a Pachmayr Decelerator grip. Should I order a muzzle brake? Or get the barrel ported?
Thanks,
-John
I wanted to step it up, so I bought a 10 inch .44 mag barrel. I shot it a couple of times, and BAM! does that thing hurt, especially when my middle finger hits the trigger guard. I shoot .44 mag out of revolvers, so I was surprised at the recoil. I thought it would be less in such a large handgun.
I always thought of the Contender as the quintessential Silhouette pistol, so I mistakenly thought it would handle heavy recoiling cartridges well. I mean, Silhouette shooters put a lot of rounds through these. How do they do it?
What can I do to make these more shootable? I've ordered a Pachmayr Decelerator grip. Should I order a muzzle brake? Or get the barrel ported?
Thanks,
-John