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Offline smousefam5

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Contender shotgun barrel?
« on: November 25, 2012, 12:42:39 PM »
Did anyone ever make a shotgun barrel other than a .410 for the original Contender?

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Re: Contender shotgun barrel?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2012, 03:58:53 PM »
yes TC made a 28g shotgun also, pretty rare

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Re: Contender shotgun barrel?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2012, 03:38:45 AM »
The TC Custom Shop 28s are pretty nifty.  Dave Van Horn also made some 28s.  I know that Bullberry made a batch of 32 gauge barrels for Bill Eichelberger.  I got to handle one of these but unfortunately it was not for sale.  I've had a 9mm rimfire shotgun barrel on my wish list for several years but it has not made it to the top of the list yet.  Do the 45/410 and 357 and 44 Hot Shot barrels count?   The Hot Shot shot capsules are expensive but you can load your shot shells.  A smooth bore 22 shot barrel should be pretty easy to make.   

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Re: Contender shotgun barrel?
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2012, 11:59:40 AM »
Just saw a couple of 21" .410 smoothbore barrels...anyone have any experience with those? How do they pattern and how well do they shoot slugs? Looked like a pretty nifty barrel to have.