The Ultimate Hunting Package , so I
have been perusing the Blaser R93, an interchangeable barrel rifle system made by this excellent German co, and it got me to thinking, now I'm a wheel gun guy, but there are bunches of you misfits out there that are contender fans, so here is the idea, like in Europe, you are allowed only one gun, so you have Gary build you the Ultimate Hunting Package, one frame, any kink, fitted with 3 barrels of any caliber, to provide your needs, ie something like a small raptor cal, a mid ranger 300 cal and a hammer 416 or so. You boys and girls pick and lets see what you come up with
After the Encore and G2 came out the old Contender
Looks sort of dated, a relic, historical record. There is at least a pound, maybe more depending on barrels, between a G2 and Encore rig. Both make nice carbines too. But the G2 is not quite able to withstand the full power platforms of the Encore. So what are you going to pick? If rifle platforms are in the mix, an Encore probably takes the nod. But I dearly love the G2. I think it’s the perfect hunting handgun.
The Encore is a bit beastly for small game, although they did make off-set chamber rimfire barrels and center-to-rimfire conversion kits. A 5 lb. .327 handgun is a brick, but an accurate fun brick.
I don’t have one but a G2 with 5.56 barrel makes sense. Also a .22 WMR barrel. My beloved 7mm GNR tube is good for about everything else. Or my son’s .30 GNR. Both shoot factory ammo, 7mm Waters or .30-30. For a big bore it depends on how far you want to shoot. You’d need to watch your loads, but one in .378 GNR, a 14+2” brake would be dandy. Plus you could assemble into a very handy carbine to take any animal on earth.
These types of questions are interesting. No absolute correct answers. Just choices and explanations of logic, or simple wants.
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