are set up as a national distributor so I would like to play with one for a while first. They were supposed to get me a frame to use in Africa but the last time they called they had a small set back and would not have one ready for my hunt.
The G-2 is, in my humble opinion, the finest frame TC has ever come out with. I really don't see how the frame can stretch due to heavy loads. I have stretched 3 or 4 TC frames thru the years due to the test firing of hot loads when I was developing the various 405 based wildcats and others like the 9.3 X 74 and such. Even did a 5 gun series in 500 Nitro back when I was young and dumb. This was the 2 5/8" cartridge called the 500 Nitro Express which used a black powder cartridge.
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I have stretched them so bad they wouldn't stay locked up and even a small cartridge like 357 Mag would cause the gun to pop open on firing. Double springs and heavier bolts didn't help at all. They were just toast.
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Contender frame stretch
- PJ, 2019-12-31, 14:02
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I'll treat my SSK-50 just as the original Contender...
- Huey, 2019-12-31, 14:11
- I will hold my opinions for a while yet. We - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-31, 14:29
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I'll treat my SSK-50 just as the original Contender...
- Huey, 2019-12-31, 14:11