hay guys Im not new to handguning but just got a tc in 35 rem. for bear here in WV.rifle loads have a huge fireball at the shot because the powder is for 18 to 24 inch barles.what powder do most of you use in 14 inch ones.what powder charge and bullit works best.

weicome to the site the answer to your load what i use is
180gr.ssp 36grs. of h322 that works very well in my tc.
good luck and good shooting
larry

thanks larry maybe get me a 350+ this year..

good luck it was fun working up that load my hunting uses the
same and he is very happy.
larry

Got an original Armor Alloy (sp?) Super 14 in 35 REM.
It likes 200 gr Winchester Silvertip a lot.
Under 2" at 100 yds.
Don't have any bear here in Indiana but this load works great on Whitetail.
This load works so well I have never bothered reloading for this caliber.
Geno

H322 and 180gr hornady single shot spitzer bullet. i load 39.5gr for 2150+fps from the 14" barrel. mine is a rimmed version, but there is very little difference otherwise.

I run almost the same load as KYODE, 40gr of H322 and the Hornady 180gr SSP. I have an XP100 in 35 Rem, with a 14" barrle and velocity is just over 2,200 fps.

Geno. Where did you find those siver tips? My father uses a 35 Rem Marlin & swears by them but can't find them anywhere. He's down to his last 3 & will have to use them new fangled "Leverevolution" rounds I've been giving him.

I haven't bought an in years. After found my Contender liked them I bought 5 boxes and still have a box or two left. Seems other calibers have come between me and m "first love", like 44M SBH, 7mm-08 Encore, 309JDJ, and 375 WIN to name a few.
7mm-08 and 309JDJ are great for "edges" but more power than needed for "woods" distances.
Close in I prefer SBH (scoped for my old tired eyes) and a Contender in 375 WIN.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

hay guys has TC offerd a 308 barrel in 14 or 16 for handguns??

TC offers the Encore with a 15" 308 Winchester barrel. I have one. I have not done any load work with it yet.

This load works so well I have never bothered reloading for this caliber.

Factory stuff is OK,but not if you shoot hundreds of rounds per year from each barrel/caliber.I found that the 35 offerred very little options in relation to bullets..maybe things have changed in the 5 years since I traded my 35 Rem.The 35 is a GREAT all around killer.
JIM

my buddy did the work up on the 308 and came up with
130gr ssp
with 40.5grs. of benchmark and that works really good in my
encore. i did not check any thing shot my gun at 100yds.
put 3 rounds in the bulleye made me happy.
larry

hay Trigger my TC is a contender . the encores will not interchange will they???

Barrels are not interchangeable, but any and all loading data for the Contender should be applicable for the Encore.

do they make a 308 barrel for the contender???

No they do not. A 30-30 AKL is as close as you are going to get. If you want to go custom a 309 JDJ will come even a little closer.

TCman is the 30-30 akl a true 30 cal .308 or .307?? I have 10 boxes of .308 bullits for loaden . would love to use them in my TC..

No they will not interchange, the Encore is the "big" brother to the Contender. Also the 308 Win has to much back pressure to be chambered in a contender. Bellm and JD Jones have cartridges that come close to the 308 Win for the Contender. Here is a link to an article on the 308 Bellm;

308Bellm

Here is the link to the Contender page ON JD's site with the 309 JDJ listed for the contender.

SSK Industries, Contender offerings

I hope this helps you out some.

They should be. The 30-30 AKL is just a 30-30 Win “improved.” The 309 JDJ is a 30 cal based of the 444 case. It is just about as big as you can get in the Contender frame in with a 30 cal.

Ps, Tig is right.

The new Hornady LeverEvolution ammo for the .35 Remington is outstandingly accurate in my XP-100. Should be great on game.

I don't know - the thought of using "rubber" bullets on game......




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