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They are super--I have owned 2 different ones. Still own one in a 22 hornet. Classy rifles, very accurate. -
Warbeast reacted to Wyatt Smith's post in the thread Game possibilities for .30-30 Contender with
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I would use it for anything one use a 30-30 rifle for. -
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I’ve never hunted elk, I know it would work, but I’m not sure I would set out with a 30-30 if I were after them.
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Warbeast reacted to skydiver386's post in the thread Game possibilities for .30-30 Contender with Like.
As important as the optics is the mounting system. Most of us found that a few more screws attaching the base to the barrel are a good...
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In my opinion, with the right bullet, absolutely. With the right bullet I'd personally be fine with it on moose at those distances.
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I hunt with a Contender with a 14" 30-30 barrel often, topped with a 1-4 Burris scope. I also use a Contender in 44mag with a 10"...
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Warbeast replied to the thread Game possibilities for .30-30 Contender.In my home country its only consideres valuable for roe deer. The amerikans are pretty sure its suitable for whitetail. So i guess...
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Back when Steve Herrett was playing around with the Contender and rifle rounds in it he designed the .30 Herrett off of the 30-30 case...
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I was an avid handgun hunter for years. I used Contenders in .223, 7/30 Waters, .357 Herrett and .45/70. The Super 14” came about...
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Beginning that journey a bit myself... a lifetime ago I hunted with a Contender in .35 Remington and took some caribou with it. I regret...
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I make a few dozen knives a year to pay for some hunting and donate some for charity auctions. But it certainly makes it handy to have...
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@michael458 I had to laugh at your description of the vampires of the north, once you get out on the tundra for caribou they are even...
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I have both the Ruger No. 1A & the Uberti in 303 British. I have a nostalgic fondness for that chambering ever since I killed my first...
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As I was surfing around drinking my morning latte, I saw that someone had resurrected this older thread about the 1885's that were...
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Hello Folks, A long wanted Dream came true and i got a hold of a nice Super 14 Contender in 30-30wcf. I would like to hunt with it and...