Changing barrels question?

[mgr42]

Does anyone know if longer forearm screws in a folding wing nut is avalibe. The little screws holding the forearm in place seems to be a little hasle changing in the field. If they aren't aready making the longer folding wing nut screws, Do you have any suggestions on what works?  I thought about buying screws of similar size and than tapping the barrel to fit the new screws, but if something aready exists I would rather buy them.

[KYODE]

:? sure wouldn't want no wing nuts on my forearm's. i see no need to remove the forearm in the field, and i f i did, a regular screwdriver or shorty screwdriver is no problem for me. even at the range, a screwdriver can be kept in your vehicle. :?

[hunt4570]

I agree, I wouldn't want anything hanging below the wood.You can switch to allen head screws,an allen wrench fits easy in the pocket.Why was it you wanted to remove your forarm in the field? :?

[dakotashooter2]

I am somewhat supprised TC didn't go the allen wrench route in the first place. For those that use both rifle and pistol stcks it doesn't make sense to have to use an allen wrench fo the grip/butstock and standard head for the forend. The Ideal system would be that like on the db shotgun forends but I'm sure that would add anothe $50 to the cost of a forend.

[janehal]

I have many barrels and have a forend for each one.......I relieve one side of the forend where the pivot pin is......have made an extension knob for the end of the pin that I can pull out.....works SUPER and is very fast

[Gregory]

My solution was to buy a second frame and take two Contenders hunting with me.

[boneguru]

but for cleaning not to take apart in the field, so I took them down to my local nut and bolt and they matched me into allens, much happier and no slipping and marring, R

[mgr42]

I do understand why a person wouldn't want anything hanging below the wood, but my forearm is not wood.  I don't understand why a person wouldn't want to change barrels in the field.  I'm not Elk hunting every time I take my 270 win out, and I'm not always at a dog town when I have my 22-250.  In Colorado I have shot coyotes at 400 yrds and once shot a turkey in the head with my 22-250.  A fun thing to do  !  If you haven't tried some thing like that you might not understand wanting to change a barrel in the field.  Continder has build a great business with men who want to change barrels.  Continders one falt is the phony little screws.  Thanks for the suggestions.  The allen screw would work better, but still seems like a problem in the field.  Having several forearms with one side relieved and pull pin sounds like a great idea.

[rickyp]

I ALWAYS carry a swiss army knife with me.  if for some reason I need to remove the forend in the field I will just use the flat head screwdriver that is on my knife.
I dont really see why  one would carry they extra weight of an extra barrel and not a second frame with the barrel (if one has a second frame)
In Md you can not hunt any thing but deer during deer season, the only time we can hunt more then  1 animal at the same time is during the small game season. so carring more then 1 barrel is not needed for me the one barrel that is on my frame.

[Flash]

MGR42, Forgive my humor but I get this picture of someone with barrels hanging from his vest like fishing lures, on a constant crusade for "The Big One". Use allen screws. I believe they are 8x32 thread size. I got them on all my forends and they work nice. You could hang an allen wrench from a zipper on your jacket or vest. The cheap ones can be bent to form a loop. I've done this with the choke wrench for my 45 Colt barrel and it's always there when I need it.

[mgr42]

Flash,
Good job ha, ha- I laughed hard. Yes, just like fishing lures hanging from my hat.  I am forced to balance them out a little better than lures, though.    I guess, I should explain.  Many areas in Colorado you can see for miles.  Sometimes I travel the back roads, just driving until I find a place to stop and watch, maybe get out and hike around, up over a ridge were I can see a hole new area for a few hundred yards, than back to the truck and move on.  In the early morning the elevation can be above 8,000 ft. by the end of the day the elevation is a little above 4,000 ft.  In Colorado, this can be a day in the field were you spend more time watching huge areas, and much of the travel distance can be done by truck.  Other days in the field may consist of leaving the truck or camp early in the morning with a small day pack on and hiking in and out of thick forest, and than no I would not want to change barrels.  We can hunt coyotes all year.  On one of my favorite days, I shot a coyote at 400 yards with my 270, and later that day I shot a turkey in the head with my 22-250.  To know that I did this all with the same gun but different barrels to me is way cool!  I will never understand why men around here don't shoot T/C's more.  You can hardly find them in the stores.  I had to order mine.  Trust me, on some days if you were hunting with me, you would want every barrel and you would change them.  It's fun!
I posted the this on my original post but wanted to thank you for the humor.

[KYODE]

:lol:  sounds like the perfect excuse to buy another frame. just tell the old woman, you gotta have it. it would be much faster, and easier honey. except if you were backpacking in somewhere, i guess :wink:

[Flash]

Mgr42,
Actually, I have done the multiple barrel thing myself. At the hunting spot I used to have, I have hunted Squirells in the afternoon with a rimfire and switched to a center fire for Fox in the early evening. I just seen an oportunity to take a poke at you.

[Redhawk1]

I have many barrels and have a forend for each one.......I relieve one side of the forend where the pivot pin is......have made an extension knob for the end of the pin that I can pull out.....works SUPER and is very fast

Great Idea, I am going to do the same thing to mine. I have an Encore pistol in 30-06 and have a 22-250 barrel also. I will buy the exrta forend and put it on my 22-250. Did you drill and tap the pin to put the extension knob on it?