THR T/C Contender photo gallery (pic heavy)

[WestKentucky]

It may be my search-fu is out of whack but I couldn't find a contender photo thread so here we are. contenders, encore pistols, barrels, game taken by contender, or just post what you want as long as it's contender/encore pistol related.


The contender in the pic is my current setup at the moment. It is a 44mag super 16 with a TC 2.5 power illuminated reticle scope on top. I sighted in at 80 yards and with my current light handloads with a 200gr Speer JHP are on target from 40 to 100 and hit a touch low on either end. With factory "bear hunting" loads it's very very unpleasant but with light loads it's a blast. I am in the process of building a shoulder stock for it and am looking for more barrels in lighter, cheaper calibers.

 

[WestKentucky]

The little buck was my first contender kill. Though no prize deer he was big bodied and small racked. A cull deer so to speak. Bangflop at 45-50 yards from a blind set up on the family farm. 44mag-super 16

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Mine is an older one and I have just a few barrels. I should shoot it more but frankly its slow rate of fire makes me tire with it quickly. It is exceptionally accurate though and lots of fun for each shot.

 

[Steve in PA]

I took my stainless steel T/C Contender to the range yesterday. Needed to check on the loads I worked up for the 10" .22 Hornet and 14" .223 barrels.

First up, the 10" .22 Hornet


My favorite, a 14" .223


I also have a blued 14" 7-30 Waters, but I'm waiting for a scope to come in.

 

[MCgunner]

Only pic I have. Need to get one of the scoped .30-30 12" Hunter barrel.

 

[WestKentucky]

New barrel, new pic

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Complete gun is a .30-30 Winchester Super 14-highly recommended.
Barrel and forend below is a .45-70 Super 16 tapered-NOT recommended at all!

 

[41 Mag]

Well it isn't a close up but it is a Contender in 7x30 Waters in a Super 14,

I also have a couple of .357's, a SS 44, a 30-30 AI, and a .223 AI.

All but the 357's are in the 14" lengths, and will shoot tighter than I can usually hold. With the .223 AI I have never worked up any loads so I am not sure what the potential for it is, I have simply been shooting the Winchester 40rd packs of their 45gr Varmint loads. I figure if it shoots them like this there ain't no reason to try for better,

That is 10 rounds of the above Winchester ammo at 100yds off a solid rest.

A boy I work with was talking up something fierce about shooting groups and putting 10 shots into dime sized groups. The following weekend I shot that group and sent him the pic asking if that was what he was referring to. Still haven't heard back from him on it. I might not be able to do it EVERY time out, but I can do it more often than not. It is simply amazing how accurate that set up is.

Well in fact they are all close but the .223 AI is a hoot to shoot while I am at the range waiting for the rifles to cool down.

 

[loose noose]

Below is my collection of TC's from .22Lr, .223s, 30-30, .44Mag, .45 Muzzle loader, and .410 shotgun.









Note the SS barrel, lower left hand corner is in the last picture is a 14" .44Mag barrel. I actually only have the .44Mag, the .223, and the .357Mag,. which isn't pictured in the hand gun, the rest are all carbine. Note the .357 I loaned to my son about a year ago, I'm gonna have to get that puppy back, now that I think about it.

 

[GarrettJ]

 

[jmohme]

 

[eastbank]

this 10" heavy barreled .35 rem. with a 2x burris is my to go gun for heavy cover deer hunting 10-80 yrds. eastbank.

 

[musicman10_1]

Here is my T/C set-up:
.44 mag
.223
.22 LR
.410
7x30 Waters
.45-70

I truly love the 7x30 Waters barrel; it is my most accurate barrel.