So I got that feeling and it’s time for to pick out a new caliber and have another barrel made for the TC encore. I am stuck between another pistol caliber barrel, possibly a 5.7 or 10mm or a small bore like 17 hornet, 17 rem or 204. What ever I go with it will be a short barrel 15ish inches. It will be a fun gun maybe carried around the farm for popping gophers, magpie, coyotes ect. I am open to caliber suggestions other then ones I gave as examples, the only requirement is the caliber has to do well in a short barrel. Let me know your suggestions.
Small bore vs pistol caliber
- Thread starter mattgoulding
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221 Fireball. I have a barrel for the Contender in it.
unstableryan
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I think the 204 looks fun. 32 gr bullets at 42-4400 fps. That should vaporize a magpie. I grew up hunting those things on a farm, they learn real quick. I stuck one of them into the wall of the garage with an arrow a few feet up one day when I was about 14. They are really hard to hunt with a traditional bow.
221 fireball! I forgot about this round. Definitely one I will consider
Big bore dinosaur
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204 ruger is perfect for slappin varmint.
And surprisingly good in the wind at distance..
And surprisingly good in the wind at distance..
I’m going to have to do some research on the 20 vartarg see if it’s something I would be interested in. Sounds like it from the little I know about it
25/35 has always interested me.
Same. ###y looking cartridge that ballistically does great for small to mid game. 75gr vmax for the rodents and magpies and 100 to 120gr for coyote and deer
saskgunowner101
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You mentioned the 10mm, so how about a 400 Legend? A super angry 40 cal compared to the 10mm (or water it down to 900-1100 fps with cast bullets), as long as 'long range' isn't your goal.
I white tail hunt with a 350 legend now my thought is yes the 400 is a 40 cal so bigger then 350 but why does it offer other then size over the 350
Now we are talking. I will have to do some research to see how it will do in a short barrel
saskgunowner101
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IIRC between the 350 and 400, more energy down range and the same basic trajectory for the larger cartridge. There's also the potential to give it a lil more kerpow in a "not a semi-auto rifle" seeing as it's a bit detuned for all those in free countries that can use it in the AR. If you can't find a spot for the 400 Legend in your collection, it doesn't hurt my feelings at all, just figured it's easier to throttle back a 400, than to load a 10mm to the max.
Should do fine. Not like its a long range cartridge. Even if you loose a couple hundred feet per second just drop to a 100gr bullet. Still be enough for coyotes and deer
