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@@ryanking513 I prefer mine. And I have a personal rechargeable compressor.

@@tlberry83 that happened cutting it up for the meat grinder. There were distractions.

@@tlberry83 and… I trimmed way closer than most people.

Guns and Ammo web site. I’ll see if I can find the url.

I have seen the same recommendation from other sources, but as far as I can glean, itt originated with Guns and Ammo www.theburningplatform.com/2023/04/10/best-6-5-grendel-ammo-excellent-trajectory-recoil-and-ballistics/

@@troybrake5686 some. Noticeably. What it does best is give you a no wobble platform. That said both deer I harvested this weekend were off hand because the shooting windows were too narrow for me to utilize my scope on the grip. And the deer were moving. Both one shot kills though. Your stand needs tall, wide windows. Other wise, go get you a Tidewe ground blind and hunt from there. It’s perfect for that.

@@fireemblemistrash75 ebay

It's getting more and more difficult to find parts to replace, re-seal and such. I have a couple of friends, Crosman technicians, who still do the work. Let me know if you need help.

Thanks for the sub!

@@glennr6125 the at the Springfield Arsenal, the army shot an 1873 Trapdoor loaded with a 45-70 500 grain round and shot a 2x2 target at 1300 yards, penetrating 8” into a dirt backstop. 500 yard shot kills on Buffalo using 45-70 were common.

@@glennr6125 www.gunsamerica.com/digest/springfield-trapdoor-gun-really-won-west/

th-cam.com/video/HLCDpfHKIr0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6FAva1mWF5s4kYds

@@ja0298 David Van Horn, a custom barrel maker in Arizona who is now retired.

@@jamesevans9621 it did well but I still prefer the dot.

@ I just ordered one. I would prefer a dot as well. I wanted something with at least a 3x magnification

Any red dots that have 3 or 4x with long eye relief? I couldn’t find any

@ infinite eye relief. What you want to look for is small MOA.

@ larger dot, easier to to see, less accurate. Smaller dot, harder to see, more accurate. I use a 4 moa.

@@TheGronk78 Brownell’s and Numeic Gun Parts.

@@jfseaman1 I would have to take it down and re-publish it. Much better videos are planned for it. This is just filler. The restoration I need to do on it and lots of shooting and hunting videos. I'm taking that barrel to the Hill Country next month. I will use it if the opportunity arises.

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200 Sorry it was a request for future videos. Leave this one.

@@egenestarr1986 can-am.brp.com/off-road/us/en/can-am-world/technologies/smart-lok-technology.html

@@keithlarge1151 Correct, they haven’t. TC introduced the G2 Contender and made those for a few years. Smith and Wesson bought TC in 2007. In 2010 all manufacturing was moved to Springfield, Mass. Greg Ritz was CEO before and after the sale but left because he disliked the big corporate culture. In 2021, Smith shut it down. Just this year, Greg Ritz bought the company back from Smith and is now moving it all back to Rochester, NH. The new product line launches at the end of the month. There are plenty examples of used guns out there. SSK, a custom barrel marker for TC guns manufactures an improved Contender clone called the SSK-50. There are several custom barrel makers and contender shooters are still thriving.

@theoutdoorslifetv3200 I've seen the ssk and wanted to purchase one and found out the price I was quoted was not close to what it was going to cost

@ check their site again. Further down the page.

@ EABCO and Haus of Arms has them as well.

You can find a nice used one on Gunbroker, or the TC groups on Mewe.

@@RollingRigTraction some lowers will work with them, some won’t. The only difference is the follower.

In Florida you can only hunt with a 5 round magazine and the 762 5 round magazines work fine in my PSA lower BCA upper. Hornady ammo gets close to moment of angle groups.

Riding rough trails the drinks are gonna end up there anyway, so.

@@dwainmorgan8550 this one does not have a sling. No piston issues so far. Hatsan’s are hit and miss. I had scope accuracy issues originally, because it was mounted poorly at the factory. A new buyer should inspect these things on receipt. Some have complained about crooked scope rails. I dislike the combo rail they use. I think all manufacturers who make high powered air guns should abandon the dovetail rail and use exclusively pic rails.

@@jakeoutdoors9600 This is the direction I’m headed. www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/put-the-357-maximum-where-it-works/372875

@@davem4193 it is a Van Horn custom I picked at an auction.

@theoutdoorslifetv3200 thanks, I'm hoping to get one like that at some point.

@@davem4193 my advice, for what it’s worth, get a Contender frame. Any Contender frame, G2’s are better, or an Encore and then buy the SSK 410 straight rifled 15” barrel with extra full choke. Turkeys have been taken out to 50 yards using that combo. Then you can add extra barrels in any of 60+ calibers that you like. The new Encores and G2’s are coming from TC in the coming months. Follow TC’s Facebook and their channel on TH-cam. My 10” 45/410 barrel full choke outperforms this 28 gauge barrel.

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200 that's good to know. I've been following T/C and plan on buying a new Contender when they're released. I'm amazed that the 10" 410 outperforms the 28.

@@davem4193 I was too! And it’s much easier to handle in the pistol platform.

@@davidrivero7943 it’s not that hard to open. Two piece barrels. My SSK barrel was a little tough until it got broken in.

@@outlaw615 28 gauge is hard to find. Federal True Flight Prairie Storm is worse. I'm not the only one having trouble with that. I'm not worried about dirty in a single shot break barrel. But I won't shoot it in my 870 for sure. The gun used in this session is a Thompson Contender pistol using a Van Horn custom straight rifled 18” 28 gauge barrel, full choke. My TC 45/410 barrel full choke outperforms it so far.

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200 definitely I had a 28g but ended up selling it. Yeah the fedral flight is worse I just use game loads and they work like a charm

@@mckinleypotter1785 it’s exactly in target now. Last 5 shots.

@@sssss8700 Thompson Center made spiral rifled 45/410 barrels since the ‘60’s. The use what they call a “shot straightener” choke which used to stop the wad from rotating. This one is a full choke reduction as well. Straight rifling came along a few years ago at Smith. Taurus also uses it. Thompson patterns a bit better. SSK makes a 15” 45/410 barrel that is capable of taking turkey out to 50 yards. The 28 gauge barrel I was using is a Van Horn custom. It needs a shoulder stock but I'm putting front and rear sights on it to use as a pistol, its so unwieldy with just the button. The TC guns were always made to pattern better because they were intended to be hunting arms.

@@dannyarmata8878 this one likes Predator Polymags.

@@RayCotta-d1g FYI 25 yards.

@@BukkNutty1 yes, late Gen 1.

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200 I have a 14 inch and a 44 Magnum like middle first generation

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200 before they had the conversion kits so I'm kind of stuck in caliber range due to the frame

@@BukkNutty1 the new product line is coming out in October in limited numbers. I want the new Encore.

@@woofman4796 its accurate but heavy. Pain to cock.

@@woofman4796 its accurate but heavy. Pain to cock.

@theoutdoorslifetv3200 I don't like the trigger, I don't know if it's just mine but when I fire it, the trigger seems to vibrate and sort of snap forward and it hurts my finger, I don't shoot it often, I have 1 weihwrauch 22 caliber, the hw50s, I have 4 gamo, all 22, the original magnum, the whisper fusion mach 1,the swarm maxxim and the newest bone collector swarm, I like gamo a lot

@@woofman4796 I have a Swarm Maxim Gen 1. .177. Its accurate.

@@blindman_outdoors6707 late Gen 1. June 1981.

@@blindman_outdoors6707 kicks like a 454 Casull.

@@theoutdoorslifetv3200did they make 28 guage barrels for them? Or is it after market?

@@blindman_outdoors6707 this is a David Van Horn custom barrel.

@theoutdoorslifetv3200 got ya, I'm new to the contender world so figuring stuff out as I go!