I have to say, this project really renewed my interest in the Thompson/Center Contender. It reacquainted me with its recreational potential, its usefulness as a hunting firearm, its portability, and its accuracy. Subsequently, my own Contender is out of storage and the subject of a series of related projects that will appear on Real Guns®….
Thompson / Center’s Venerable Contender Pistol in 7-30 Waters Part II Kickin' ass, makin' brass
Rodney Dangerfield was one of the funniest comics ever. Live stand up, or movies, he was the sharp witted but classless sad sack, who came out on top enough times to make success look possible for… anyone. So after watching the first day of the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings, I tore the big screen…
Thompson / Center’s Venerable Contender Pistol in 7-30 Waters Part I A combination that makes handloading fun
Creative genius in people seems to manifest itself as the good ideas many people have, but with an ability to turn those good ideas into successful realities. The combination of Thompson / Center Contender and 7-30 Waters cartridge seems to be a culmination of lots of good ideas, although I am not sure either evolved…
7-30 Waters Handload Data
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may be excessive in others. All…
