358 win Contender?? What gives?
I have read about the 358 win in an old model contender. Saw a barrel once for sale on gunbroker, and even spoke to someone once that owns one that will take both 358 win and 356 win.
I always thought that was too much for the contender frame. Guess not. So what is the general consensus here? Not a good idea?
I like the G2 contender size a lot better than the encore. I am having a Remington 700 7mm-08 rebarrelled to 358win but would also like a single shot. In Louisiana we can use a single shot, with an exposed hammer, and .35 or larger during the so called primitive season.
Either way a single shot rifle barrel is a future project. Others ahead of it.
Yes and NO, too much backthrust. Downloaded yes.
I have one, sort of. You load it lighter so it does not damage the action. A factory load once in a while may not hurt anything, but its edgy for an old TC. I think Gary actually used one in New Zealand on Stag.
WB is right. I used one in New Zealand on a big Red Stag and
it did fine. Dropped the stag with one shot. It was a well used old Contender, nickel plated that they had around the camp for handgun hunters. It worked.
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you will hear both sides of the story. We have built several
and in every case we used factory ammo. One of our regulars in Florida, Tom Thomasson, used one on a Bison hunt in Utah with us. It took 3 or 4 shots but he got the Bison.
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I don't recommend it for shooting 40 rounds every weekend but for hunting purposes where you sight the gun in and then use it on a hunt maybe twice a year it is fine.