Being fairly new to TC Contenders and owning a few barrels I was curious to what you guys would choose if limited to 3 barrels.
I own a 14" 6.5jdj, a 10" 30-30, a 10" .410 and a 12" 7-30 Hunter barrel.Your answer`s will help me in making any future barrel puchases. Thanks, James
Posted By: KYODE
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 2:02 AM
22lr match, 6x47, and 35remington
or....17mach2, 6x45, and 30-30AI
or....22lr match(again), 6tcu, and 358JDJ
3 sure would be hard to do "want" wise!
Posted By: s4s4u
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 2:06 AM
22 Match
7-30 Waters
375 Winchester or 45/70
Posted By: Gregg Richter
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 2:27 AM
.223 Rem, 6.5 JDJ, .375 JDJ. That covers everything on earth except maybe blue whales. Oh and for the 4th if you can have 4, the .22 LR.
Posted By: pter1020k
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 2:47 AM
10"22LR
14"30-30win
14"45/410
Posted By: pab1
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 6:09 AM
10" .22lr
10" .44 Mag
14" .45-70
My 14" 7-30 Waters would be a close 2nd to my 10" .44 mag barrel. I prefer shorter barrels though, so I'd pick the 10" if I had to choose one over the other.
Posted By: KRal
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 1:06 PM
10"22LR
14"30-30win
14"45/410
What I was thinking. Except 14" all the way.
Posted By: pter1020k
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 1:28 PM
james the 22LR seems to be the barrel you don't have and the one most people vote for.hope that helps you decide.
Posted By: pab1
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 3:18 PM
james the 22LR seems to be the barrel you don't have and the one most people vote for.hope that helps you decide.
Good advise! My .22lr barrels get more use than all my other barrels combined. Between target practice and small game hunting, they have made a big improvement in my accuracy with larger rounds.
Posted By: s4s4u
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 9:39 PM
Come to think of it, my .410 barrel might have to join the club. Yeah, I think we must ammend to allow 4 barrels ;-)
Posted By: lhunter03
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 10:26 PM
357 max, 30-30 ackley, 375 win!!!!
Lars
Posted By: hardtimes
Re: Contender barrels - 03/15/2009 11:16 PM
22 Lr, 7-30 Waters, and the old 45-70
Posted By: TCTex.
Re: Contender barrels - 03/17/2009 3:52 AM
Going with what I have, I would split them accordingly…
221 Rem Fireball
7mm TCU
30 GNR (30-30 AI)
6mm TCU
375 Win
257 GNR (25-06)
Posted By: wapitirod
Re: Contender barrels - 03/17/2009 5:32 AM
22lr, 7-30, and the 375JDJ
Posted By: Dan B.
Re: Contender barrels - 03/17/2009 11:01 AM
22lr, 7-30, and the 375JDJ
I'm with Rod. But since you have the 6.5JDJ then it would cancel out the 7-30...they would work equally well.
If factory ammo were a concern then exchange the 7-30 w/ a 30-30 and the 375JDJ with a 45-70.
Posted By: ClayFHT
Re: Contender barrels - 03/19/2009 12:07 PM
6.5 JDJ
309 JDJ
375 JDJ
I think these would cover all of my hunting needs.
Posted By: Rick
Re: Contender barrels - 03/21/2009 1:36 PM
Depends on the primary game being hunted and the range.
Tough call for just three barrels.
14" 22lr without a doubt
12" 44 mag with red dot for close in work and stalking
375 JDJ for everything else