I went to the range to shoot one of my TC Contender barrels yesterday.
My dad is going javelina hunting next month and I had loaded him up some shells for his 44 Remington Magnum. However, when he started practicing he realized that at 78 years of age he cannot see the open sights worth a darn.
So, told him I would hook him up with one of my 14 inch TC barrels chambered in 7TCU.
I loaded up some 140 Ballistic Tips with H 4895, mounted a 4X Burris pistol scope and went to the range. Expected velocity about 2050 fps.
I went to the range and sighted the thing in then proceeded to shoot some groups. I was getting consistant five shot groups of 1.25 to 1.5 inches. In each of these groups four of the five would stay under 3/4 of an inch. I was quite pleased, especially with that low powered pistol scope.
The fun came when the guy shooting next to me and I went down to check our targets.
When he saw the groups from that pistol he about had a fit. He was shooting a 30-06 with a 3X9 scope and his groups were over 2 inches every time. He just could not understand how that "pistol" could shoot so good. Those Contenders will shoot!!
My dad is going javelina hunting next month and I had loaded him up some shells for his 44 Remington Magnum. However, when he started practicing he realized that at 78 years of age he cannot see the open sights worth a darn.
So, told him I would hook him up with one of my 14 inch TC barrels chambered in 7TCU.
I loaded up some 140 Ballistic Tips with H 4895, mounted a 4X Burris pistol scope and went to the range. Expected velocity about 2050 fps.
I went to the range and sighted the thing in then proceeded to shoot some groups. I was getting consistant five shot groups of 1.25 to 1.5 inches. In each of these groups four of the five would stay under 3/4 of an inch. I was quite pleased, especially with that low powered pistol scope.
The fun came when the guy shooting next to me and I went down to check our targets.
When he saw the groups from that pistol he about had a fit. He was shooting a 30-06 with a 3X9 scope and his groups were over 2 inches every time. He just could not understand how that "pistol" could shoot so good. Those Contenders will shoot!!
but after that it is somewhat expected :wink: . In the short time I have had this 70-30 it looks like the only variable in accuracy is . . . me. I am shooting the 120 BT's with a hot 36 gns of Re-15 and getting 5 shot groups of right at .641. Not as good as JD but now I have something to "shoot" for. :lol: 
