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Offline Turk

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« on: May 12, 2006, 04:49:56 AM »
Any one shoot the 6mm BR out of a Contender or Encore?  I'm considering purchasing a barrel for my Encore was wondering how they shoot?

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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2006, 10:03:37 AM »
Turk, I recently got a barrel from MGM 15 7/8" for my Encore in 6mm BR. and love it. Haven't shot it a lot yet, but with AA#2520 and a 80 gr. bullet,I'm pushing it around 2800 fps. groups are under 1 1/2"@ 200 yards. So yes I'm pleased. recoil is nothing, maybe like a .223. I'm toying with the idea of using it on whitetails, but with a heavier bullet. Richard..
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2006, 02:36:56 PM »
The 85-grain Nosler Partition was designed for this and similar handgun cartriddges on deer - it has the velocity and the penetration to get the job done out of the little BR case.  Note that none of the BR cartridges are safe in the T/C Contender, just the Encore.
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2006, 12:51:08 AM »
Thanks for the information.

My barrel ships today and my Redding dies should be here about the same time so I look forward in see what this round will do out of a 10" barrel.  Deestalker:  what twist is your barrel?  Mine is 1-12"

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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2006, 01:27:12 AM »
Because rifles with 12" twists will very seldom shoot 100-grain bullets accurately, with its lower velocity I'd expect the maximum bullet weight/length for a handgun with this rate to be 85/87 grains.
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2006, 04:07:20 AM »
:D  Turk, mine is a 1-10 twist, I had thought about the 1-12, but wanted  to shoot heavier bullet. Richard..
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