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19 November 2010, 23:30
eskimo36
Custom Contender Rifle
I just bought this and don't have it in my hands yet but I thought it as a beautiful little rifle. It has new 24" blue barrel from Van Horn barrels in 6mm 225 Improved (6mm JDJ). The barrel is half round/half octagon with an etching of a running cougar on top. This is a new stainless contender frame with a new Mesquite stock and forearm from Bullberry. The Bullberry wood dresses it up and is a very classy design, not as chunky as some of his I have. I will probably swap this last generation SS contender action for one of my blue ones. I look forward to shooting it when my current work/job assignment ends. It also has a steel weaver style base attached.




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20 November 2010, 01:31
MickinColo
Very interesting rifle! Very pretty. Smiler
20 November 2010, 01:53
willl
Very nice beautiful wood


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20 November 2010, 05:34
zhaba
Mate thats great,if i was better with computers I would post mine on here. If someone can PM me I am happy to send a picture for them to paost for me.cheers
20 November 2010, 21:25
Cliff Lyle
Beautiful rifle. Tell me about the caliber.
20 November 2010, 21:39
eskimo36
This is chambered for the 225 Winchester case necked up to 6mm and improved. Out of a barrel this long, it should shoot warm handloads about like a factory 250 savage load in the lighter than 100 gr bullet loadings. The 225 is a semi rimmed case larger in volume than a 223 but not as big as 22-250.


"One shot is usually enough..."
21 November 2010, 04:32
Akshooter
very nice I have allways love light single shot rifles. I have a few but so far not a contender carbine. I have a contender pistol with a whole bunch of barrels but I guess I just need to get off my but and get a rifle built.

Thanks eskimo 36 for the nice photo's this helps spur me on since your's is so nice I want one too.

zhaba PM sent.


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21 November 2010, 11:55
Akshooter
Here's the T/C carbine zhaba wanted to share,
Looks like another very nice T.C. You guys are killing me by realizeing my dreams without my input.




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21 November 2010, 17:23
eskimo36
That is a great piece of walnut on that gun with excellent checkering....


"One shot is usually enough..."
21 November 2010, 18:38
Cliff Lyle
That is a beautiful package that just begs to be carried through the woods. Thanks for posting this photo.
22 November 2010, 06:50
Ammohouse
Love the half round/half oct barrel...wish I had one!!!!!
The wood is nice also.


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22 November 2010, 07:42
Rick R
And here I'd decided that Contenders were too homely to own.
Those are some nice rifles. Cool
22 November 2010, 20:53
zhaba
Big thanks to Akshooter for posting my picture.I see someone asked on another topic why anyone would want to buy one of these and I think these two pictures should answer that question.For me it was a present to myself for my 40th birthday this year,last few years haven't been so good and i thought to hell with it I want a nice toy to play with and this is the result. couldn't be happier with it and it shoot like a dream tu2
23 November 2010, 03:51
OLBIKER
quote:
Originally posted by eskimo36:
I just bought this and don't have it in my hands yet but I thought it as a beautiful little rifle. It has new 24" blue barrel from Van Horn barrels in 6mm 225 Improved (6mm JDJ). The barrel is half round/half octagon with an etching of a running cougar on top. This is a new stainless contender frame with a new Mesquite stock and forearm from Bullberry. The Bullberry wood dresses it up and is a very classy design, not as chunky as some of his I have. I will probably swap this last generation SS contender action for one of my blue ones. I look forward to shooting it when my current work/job assignment ends. It also has a steel weaver style base attached.





Very Nice!!
23 November 2010, 03:54
OLBIKER
quote:
Originally posted by zhaba:
Big thanks to Akshooter for posting my picture.I see someone asked on another topic why anyone would want to buy one of these and I think these two pictures should answer that question.For me it was a present to myself for my 40th birthday this year,last few years haven't been so good and i thought to hell with it I want a nice toy to play with and this is the result. couldn't be happier with it and it shoot like a dream tu2


Tell us about it.Who did the wood???What caliber????Thats also a nice looking rifle!!!! Big Grin
23 November 2010, 07:13
zhaba
The stock I found on the luxus walnut website. The rifle is a pro hunter in 300 Win mag with a Swarvoski 2.5-15x44 Z6i scope. I plan to use is for hunting here at home in Aussie and set the blaser up for hunting overseas
02 December 2010, 05:40
dwheels
I have a couple that I stocked myself. Not anything even close to the two posted above. But, I wouldn't trade them. One in 22 hornet with a factory 21 inch barrel, the other in 223 with the 24 inch bull barrel. Shooters both. DW
04 December 2010, 05:45
Cliff Lyle
I own Encore rifles but have never owned a contender rifle. I am told the Contender trigger is better and its a thinner receiver. Any other differences, other than caliber selection?
05 December 2010, 00:48
Woodrow S
That improved 225 Winchester case is quite efficient. I get 2300fps out of my 6.5JDJ handgun with a 120gr BT w/ a 15" bbl. without pushing it to the limits. An excellent cartridge for game up to about 400lbs. with good bullets like the 125/140gr partition or whitetails with the 120gr BT. The 6mmJDJ should be just as good. 36 - That is a real beauty.