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Post by potatojudge on Nov 5, 2017 10:36:14 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Nov 5, 2017 10:37:46 GMT -5
Sorry for the multiple posts. The forum isn't letting me edit or add to posts for some reason.
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Post by contender on Nov 5, 2017 10:49:05 GMT -5
I use my Contender in 7x30 a lot. And, I too have the Pachmayr forends & grippers. I do admit to slightly grinding my grips to better fit my hands. But that package is very similar to what I use a lot. I'm interested in that forend adapter thought. It has interesting properties.
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Post by sixshot on Nov 5, 2017 14:09:23 GMT -5
David, I had Skip Talbot build me one of the very first 6.5 TCU's he ever did & it was a real shooter. I had all 4 of the different TCU calibers, the 257 TCU, 6 TCU, 6.5 TCU & the 7 TCU that Wes did. My favorite was actually the 257 TCU with the 85 gr Nosler BT, that bullet was a real game getter at the slower speeds of a 14-15 inch single shot handgun. Made my longest ever handgun kill with that combo while one of my son's watched. I won't say how far but any of you that visit I can show you the fence line & where the buck was standing & you can use the range finder, no way to change the distance. I did kill an antelope once at 444 yds with my 6.5/284, this shot was longer. Here's one of the old Wes Ugalde original boxes that he used to ship formed brass in, this was 6 TCU. Skip was always going to come over & go on a bear hunt but he was busier than a one legged cat with a flea problem. The second photo is some of the fore end rests that I have, if any of you want one this is all I have left. They are $10 each & $3 shipping. They are very nice & made out of laminated wood. These are all new. Dick
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Post by jfs on Nov 5, 2017 14:57:56 GMT -5
..........'Skip Talbot'...HAV`ENT HEARD THAT NAME IN AWHILE......
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Post by potatojudge on Nov 5, 2017 17:48:30 GMT -5
Dick, thanks for pointing out that the use of lighter constructed bullets that at rifle velocities might be too explosive for medium game but open up properly at handgun velocities. I never really looked at it that way, but it's nice to hear from someone with experience that it works.
I think my next run of 6.5 TCU will be with the 100 grain ballistic tip if you think that'd be an adequate deer getter out to range.
The 7-30 surely has more thump, but the TCU family are such an easy shooters it's hard to argue with it as long as the job gets done.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Nov 5, 2017 18:25:02 GMT -5
Dick, my favorite AR15 hunting caliber right now is 25x45 Sharps, a very close relative of your 25 TCU, my favorite bullets are 90gr Sierra HP and 100gr Hornady SP.
Trapr
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Post by sixshot on Nov 6, 2017 2:40:15 GMT -5
potatojudge, that's what makes the 6.5 bullets work so well in handgun barrels, they are soft! That is up through 129 grs, once you hit the 140 gr mark things change & the bullets are tougher. Really the 6.5 wasn't a real good choice for a Silhouette gun because of the soft bullet problem unless you solved it by going big on the rams. I'm sure David Bradshaw will add to this.
The 2 bullets I mention, the 70 gr Nosler Ballastic Tip in the 6 TCU HANDGUN, and the 85 gr Nosler Ballastic Tip in the 257 TCU & the 250 Ackley in a HANDGUN are wonderful on deer & antelope & I used both a great deal in the late 70's up through the 90's, trust me, nothing was safe from those 2 bullets. I killed some dandy bucks with that 85 gr Nosler in the 250 Ackley, actually it got boring.
Another good example of light weight bullets being used with great success on big game was in the 30 Herrett & the 110 gr jacketed bullets. Steve Herrett & Bob Milek, plus several others killed all kinds of game with that bullet which was designed for varmints if used in a rifle.
Trapr, your 25 caliber AR sounds like an interesting rig. What mags do you use or are they just stock mags?
Dick
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Post by bigbrowndog on Nov 6, 2017 11:55:52 GMT -5
Stock mags, everything remains the same it's just got a bigger hole.
Trapr
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