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Offline Spokerider

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Short barrels
« on: May 17, 2012, 04:12:00 AM »
Why are there no short TC barrels, as in 3" or 4"?
I saw a pic of an Encore 45/70 pistol that had a very short barrel on it and a custom grip........just can't find the pic again.
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Offline Mike Scott

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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 05:28:40 AM »
4" is about as short as you can go without moving the forend dovetail mount.


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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 07:34:14 AM »
Now that looks like a lot of fun! Kill on one end, maime on the other
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 05:12:17 PM »
Sweet!
 Is it yours?
Can you actually hit anything with it?
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2012, 02:32:14 PM »
.....and I thought my 8" 45-70 was short!
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 02:36:48 PM »
does it have any muzzle flash?
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2012, 07:15:37 PM »
Now that just plain crazy.. :o
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2012, 03:41:23 PM »
its for when the bear is already chewing on ya! ???
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2012, 02:01:30 PM »
Did somebody actually ask if a 4" 45-70 would have any muzzle flash?  Probably at least 10'-15' of it.    ;)
 
Most of the shorties I've seen have been 4"-6" Contenders chambered for standard "handgun" cartridges.
 
As a huge fan for decades of the biggest, meanest, baddest I could shoot safely on my Contenders, the 10" 416 Rigby barrel I had for my Encores was short enough for that cartridge.   While even full house loads didn't tear me up to shoot to bad, the muzzle blast was almost unbearable. 
 
 
 
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2012, 11:22:05 AM »
Max Trail Boss loads with 300 gr bullets are easy to shoot and plenty accurate for me shooting iron sights.  It's a real hoot to shoot.  Mike   
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Re: Short barrels
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2012, 12:55:46 PM »
Thanks for the reply Mike.
That looks like a project I might just have to try  8)
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