Author Topic: Stainless G2's here yet? (Read 947 times)

Ex-Cajun · « **on:** October 15, 2005, 04:26:07 PM »

Has anyone heard of when the Stainless G2's are comming out? Has TC mentioned it to anyone or maybe said anything at the Shot Show?

doc-and · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2005, 06:28:10 AM »

Stainless G2's won't be available till 2006 :cry: :cry: :cry:
You can read about it at the link below.

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/rt1_050905/

Looking forward to getting one myself can hardly wait :-D :-D :-D

docand

EdK · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:49:45 AM »

"Ritz also mentioned that both the Contender and Encore will be chambered for the .500 S&W and .460 S&W versions are in development."

Can that possibly be correct? :eek:

Also the caption underneath the picture states:

"T/C has chambered both the Encore and Contender for the bruising 500 S&W."

:eek: :eek: :eek:

mjbgalt · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2005, 03:20:03 PM »

i don't think the .500 is a high-pressure round, just that it whacks you hard when you pull the trigger.

think .45-70.

-Matt

flabbydan · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2005, 04:19:43 PM »

I don't know about the 500, but I remember reading in an article about the 460 that the rear of the barrel (at the barrel/cylinder gap) on the new S&W revolver had to be given some special treatment to help deal with the high pressures of the new round. I'd be surprised if T/C chambers the Contender in 460 S&W.

mjbgalt · « **Reply #5 on:** December 05, 2005, 03:57:07 PM »

a S&W revolver cant take anywhere near the pressure of a closed-breech contender. not the same thing. apples and oranges and such

-Matt

EdK · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2005, 01:47:35 AM »

Quote from: mjbgalt

a S&W revolver cant take anywhere near the pressure of a closed-breech contender.

Hmmm... you can't get anyone to chamber a Contender barrel in 454 Casull yet S&W does a stretch version of it in their revolver: the 460S&W which they also state fires 454...

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mjbgalt · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2005, 01:54:28 PM »

thanks for setting me straight guys. i really thought those new big cartridges were like the .45-70 in that they packed a whallop but not high pressure.

good to know.

-Matt