riflemanread Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hi guys a friend of mine from usa (280 shooter) is getting a 35 Remington Thompson/Center contender and asks how popular is the contender in uk I have never even heard of 1 before. Do any of you guys know much about these rifles Thanks lads Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 308Panther Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 The only version I am familiar with is the pistol version. The one I fired was an older one w/ a 15 in Barrel in .35 Rem. Extremely barrel heavy. Heavy enough that shooting offhand w/ a one hand grip wasnt possible for me.So I had to rest the butt on the lane table and take my shot kneeling. Recoil....While not bad in a rifle. The .35 Rem falls between a .30-30 and the .308 But in a pistol .....Its quite abit above that of a .44Mag.Definatley an arm raiser even with a 2 handed grip. The .35 Rem is an adequate deer cartidge...But I wouldnt push shots much past 150 yrds or so. as it is limited....200 yrd would be a long shot for this round. From Remingtons website..... http://www.remington.com/ Products > ammunition>Ballistics Use the fields to select calibers. To get an idea with commercial loads. T/C does make good stuff.... I am not sure how forgiving they are to "Hot" loads. 308Panther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I have owned contender pistols including the 35 Remington. It is a good close range deer cartridge typically tossing a 200 grain bullet at 2100 ft/sec from a rifle. I never got close to that in my Contender. I think 1790 - 1820 was the fastest speed I got from a 14 " handgun. Accuracy and case life with the the .35 can be a problem if you don't pay heed to OAL. The cartridge is a rimless design with only a scant shoulder. If you don't kiss the bullet into the rifling you tend to have the shoulder set back after a few firings. Because of this, you need to pay extra careful attention to the loaded overall length of your cartridges. I didn't find recoil too bad but I am a long time handgunner who doesn't pay attention to such things. (I can hear my old coach. "Forget the recoil! Sight alignment! Trigger control!") ~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 The thompsons are imported here [ i forget who] and we get enquiries from time to time, but they never materialise into sales when people learn the price over here.....they are astronomical for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 308Panther Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I didn't find recoil too bad but I am a long time handgunner who doesn't pay attention to such things. (I can hear my old coach. "Forget the recoil! Sight alignment! Trigger control!") ~Andrew Something like that in a H/gun is gonna rock your arm.... No question of it... Ya cant "hold " the recoil back....so ya learn to relax and roll with it. Ya only have one shot anyway. So there isnt a point of locking into and trying to hold it. Let it come up. 308Panther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Right you are. ~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Baldie Viking Arms are the official UK importer of TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Had one for a little while in 223 because of the size of gun and wieght I found it to be a fantastic carry rifle and all you do to change calibre is remove a pin take the barrel off and replace it with another one in a different calibre. The only problem overhere like most things is the price and trying to get hold of another barrel is a bit a of struggle. They come with a fantastic trigger and shoot well out the box, only thing I found was the lenght of the stock was a little short for me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi I have just brought a Thompson pro hunter in 300 win mag. It took a long time to get it int the country but I have always wanted one.I am not happy about the accuracy at the moment, but am very happy with the feel and the look of the rifle and I will have to try a few more loads before it gets sent back to Thompson. In the USA the Thompson is quite cheap.But in this country you get ripped right off with prices. Dogfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi I have just brought a Thompson pro hunter in 300 win mag. It took a long time to get it int the country but I have always wanted one.I am not happy about the accuracy at the moment, but am very happy with the feel and the look of the rifle and I will have to try a few more loads before it gets sent back to Thompson. In the USA the Thompson is quite cheap.But in this country you get ripped right off with prices. Dogfox Hi dogfox Could you post some pic,s and some targets,, and a bit of info??? I have looked at one of these in the past!!!! Thay sure are interesting!!!! All the best from wales Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi Darran Sorry that I have not come back with any photos yet.I have been off work and my camera is in work, and also I have had the barrel off the encore to have it threaded for a mod.As soon as I get the barrel back I will take the photos for you. I have not had much luck with hand loads as I have have not had much time to play with it. I tried some 180 grain factory ammo and it group well.( about 1.3 inch groups at 100 yards) I will try to duplicate the factory ammo and see what I get. Dogfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 By brcooper, shot with DMC-TZ3 at 2008-02-01 The encore rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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