Range Trip with the T/C Contender 32 H & R Mag.

Ben

Ben

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WOW ! !

Why have I not owned one of these earlier ? ? ?
I had some fun today.
All rounds fired were with Starline, 32 H & R Mag. brass.
I still don't really know what it likes and doesn't look like I'll find out today, as I ran out of time this afternoon. The pistol shot 2.8 grs. of Bullseye and the Lee 100 gr. RN plain base at 25 yards real well.
I'll be casting and shooting more of that load, you can bet on that.

My T/C Pistol also shot the Lee 113F ( Soup Can gas check ) , sized .311 " with 4.0 grs. of Alliant Unique well.

At one point this afternoon I thought I heard the pistol saying......" You got any nice glass at home I could wear before we do this again ? ? "

Ben






The rounds below are the Lee 113F ( Soup Can gas check ) , sized .311 " with 4.0 grs. of Alliant Unique




 
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Ben

Ben

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Looks like .310 ", .3105", and .311 " diameter cast bullets and my T/C Contender
in .32 Mag. are going to work out real well.

Ben
 
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Brad

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Marln did, but not for long. That would be a fine levergun. A nice 24 inch octagon barrel, 1/2 magazine. If it held 5 rounds in the magazine I would be perfectly happy.
 
Ian

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Yes it does. I also believe Brad is right and you'll be putting a scope on that in short order.
 
Rick

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Ben said:
WOW ! ! Why have I not owned one of these earlier ? ? ?
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Your not addicted yet, just wait until you have a collection of barrels. :D Warning . . . There are several dozens of calibers. :confused:
 
Ian

Ian

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Brad said:
Marln did, but not for long. That would be a fine levergun. A nice 24 inch octagon barrel, 1/2 magazine. If it held 5 rounds in the magazine I would be perfectly happy.
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Ya. Imagine an 1889 Marlin in .32 H&R Magnum. Or an 1894 in .327 Federal....
 
Ben

Ben

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Rick said:
Your not addicted yet, just wait until you have a collection of barrels. :D Warning . . . There are several dozens of calibers. :confused:
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I own 6 T/C barrels right now.........., looks like I'm well on my way.

Ben
 
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Brad

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I own 3 barrels for mine. They don't see much use. Not enough time in my day.
 
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Dale53

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Ben;
Nice shooting with that TC. I have low power scopes on mine (I prefer 2.0 power as I shoot them standing and they are low profile, which I prefer). They actually carry nicely in an across the chest holster with a scope). I believe you'll find that the TC shoots smaller groups with a scope (at least for most). Red dots are also something you might want to consider for shooting standing (and pretty good ones can be had for MUCH less than a good scope.

Just a thought or two...

FWIW
Dale53
 
Ben

Ben

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I have several pistol scopes.
Leaving the range yesterday, my mind was
already thinking " I need a scope on this puppy."

Thanks Dale,
Ben
 
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Tony

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Dale53,

Which red dot scopes do you recommend? I've never used one. I like the Ultra Dot but they're expensive.

Thanks,

Tony
 
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Dale53

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Tony;
Ultra Dots are your choice for the heavy hitters. I have a couple of those and they will handle recoil from a .454 Casull without issue. I have a half dozen Simmons Red Dot sights that I picked up online for relatively small amounts. I have talked personally with the techs from Simmons and they stated that without hesitation that their Red Dots are fine up to and including the .44 magnum but that's the top limit.

I made a quick look through the web and couldn't find any quite like my Simmons (may have been discontinued). At any rate, I have thousands of shots with .45 ACP and .38 Special with my Simmons without issue. Mine have a choice of four reticules with the click of a knob, including a very useful crosshair when I am shooting for groups. I normally use the small dot when shooting target. I have not tried a Red Dot on game (my deer hunting days were over before Red Dots were popular) but that would be my first choice today, I believe.

I slightly favor the 30 mm over the 1" tubes. I am just a bit more comfortable with the bigger tube when it comes to quick target acquisition (YMMV). Here's my 625-8 JM Special with the Simmons Red Dot sight - note, my Simmons use a separate set of rings (supplied with the Red Dot) as opposed to built in rings. I recommend a Weigand Scope base - they are made correctly to handle recoil and are also reasonably priced:



Here's one on my 16-4 (.32 H&R Magnum);


If you want the best, get an Ultra Dot. If you want good service for modest recoil handguns, you might want to try the Simmons.

Dale53
 
Rick

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I bought a Burris red dot a couple of years ago for my Ruger BH 30 Carbine, first one I had ever used. Learned very quickly that it would get me on target at 100 yards but shooting groups was out of the question. Last year getting ready to seek out Bambi it became obvious that seeing the sight on the BH 45 Colt wasn't gonna happen and I got a second Burris red dot with the same results, got me on target but load testing and shooting groups was not to be. Again a few days ago I tried again to test a new load for the 45 and grouping with the red dot at 100 yards just wasn't gonna happen. I moved the target to 50 yards and attempts at groups were better but nothing close to what I am sure the revolver is capable of. Where I'll be hunting about 60 yards is the furthest shot I could get and more than likely It'll be closer.

That's the extent of my experience with red dot's and the only make model I've used. Bottom line for me is that while not hardly a perfect solution getting on target is a huge improvement over no sights at all which is what I now have with iron sights.

As a side not Dale, in your first picture the dial/battery cover knob on your Simmons is a carbon copy of the knob on my Burris.
 
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