Sunday I'm picking a 1st Gen T/C Contender in 44 mag with a 10" barrel. I've wanted one of these for a long time. Looking to get a 357 Mag, 7-30 waters, and 22 RF, barrels in the future. Any good sites to check out?
LOL,, Good reply. I am pretty much of a wimp when it comes to recoil. If I shoot a heavy caliber it gives me a flinch that takes a while to get over and really effects my USPSA shooting using my 45 and 9 mm in 1911. Obviously your tougher then I am. Try to get the chance to stretch your shots out to at least 100 yards, these guns are quite accurate .graybeardoutdoors.com has some pretty active Contender/Encore sections on their forum. Lots of good Handi rifle stuff if you're into them as well.
I got one a few years ago and I've collected barrels since, all 14". Honestly my experience was a bit different then @Lager
44 Mag - recoil is very manageable, similar to that of 44 wheel guns
357 Max - felt like a 357 magnum
223 - like shoot mild 38s, report didn't seem bad to me
30-30 - mild recoil, I like this one a lot because it seems like a good balance of recoil/power
357 Herrett - fun to shoot and accurate but I haven't had a lot of time at the reloading bench lately so it doesn't get shot much.
I never went beyond 50 yards but the gun is more accurate than I am at this point. If I take my time and do my part all of them group well. As mentioned, it's a shooters gun and something that I think you would have to practice with regularly to be good with.
If you can find ANY barrel for $100 you better buy it. The going rate I've seen lately is $150-250 depending on the chamber and if it has optics you can increase accordingly.
Yeah, these things really are not made for off hand shooting. You can hold them like a rifle, the forstock is there but its not real stable.Its best shooting position with out a rest is the Creedmore but using a front rest works best. Hope this helps..I remember tables full of barrels at gun shows, but no more.
The 14” 44mag is supposed to be pleasant to shoot, the 10” not so much.
I have 14” 357mag, 41mag, and 22 hornet, also a shorter 22 lr of some sort.
Just bought a 16” in 22 k-hornet, no idea what I’m gonna do with it, maybe midrange groundhogs in TX?
Honestly I haven’t figured out the grip on these things, need to get some bags I’m sure.
currently looking for barrels to suppress.