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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 739237" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>Depends on what you want to do with your Contender. If it is deer size game hunting you don't need anything over a 150 gr bullet preferably one made for the 30-30 Win. Your powders are all way too slow burning for the pistol. Here is what works. Get you some IMR 4198 powder and some 125 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. Start at 28 grs and work up toward 30 grs which is the suggested hunting load in the Sierra manual. This will put you in the 2200 to 2300 fps range and you will find real accuracy. The 125 ballistic tip is a great deer killing bullet at these speeds. I currently have a 14" 30-30AI barrel on one of my Contenders and I have used this bullet to kill 7 deer with in the previous 2 seasons and it hammered each one. I am getting 2670 fps from my 30-30AI. I had the barrel made by Match Grade Machines. If you want to varmint hunt go to the 125 Speer TNT bullet because it is much lighter constructed. If you ever want to go over to the WILD SIDE you can have your barrel rechambered to 30-30AI (Ackley Improved) easy. All that has to be done is just run the AI reamer in and turn it by hand. Many Gun Smiths will do it for around $100.00. </p><p></p><p>Oh by the way for your standard 30-30 if you want to use 150 gr bullets a MAX load of IMR 4198 is 28.1 grs and this will get you around 2100 fps. Use the bullets constructed for the 30-30 Win for hunting. Good luck and good shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 739237, member: 10178"] Depends on what you want to do with your Contender. If it is deer size game hunting you don't need anything over a 150 gr bullet preferably one made for the 30-30 Win. Your powders are all way too slow burning for the pistol. Here is what works. Get you some IMR 4198 powder and some 125 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. Start at 28 grs and work up toward 30 grs which is the suggested hunting load in the Sierra manual. This will put you in the 2200 to 2300 fps range and you will find real accuracy. The 125 ballistic tip is a great deer killing bullet at these speeds. I currently have a 14" 30-30AI barrel on one of my Contenders and I have used this bullet to kill 7 deer with in the previous 2 seasons and it hammered each one. I am getting 2670 fps from my 30-30AI. I had the barrel made by Match Grade Machines. If you want to varmint hunt go to the 125 Speer TNT bullet because it is much lighter constructed. If you ever want to go over to the WILD SIDE you can have your barrel rechambered to 30-30AI (Ackley Improved) easy. All that has to be done is just run the AI reamer in and turn it by hand. Many Gun Smiths will do it for around $100.00. Oh by the way for your standard 30-30 if you want to use 150 gr bullets a MAX load of IMR 4198 is 28.1 grs and this will get you around 2100 fps. Use the bullets constructed for the 30-30 Win for hunting. Good luck and good shooting. [/QUOTE]
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