What is the difference between tc encore and contender

Choose the caliber you need from more than 40 available barrels. Pistol Frame Assemblies Pistol frame assemblies include frame, grip, and pistol forend with hinge pin and forend screws. Rifle Barrels. Pistol Barrels. Rifle Forends. Rifle Buttstocks. Readily Interchangeable Barrels. Trigger Guard Spur By simply pulling up and back on the trigger guard spur you can open the G2 Contender action to load and unload the chamber.

Lightweight, Compact Design A leader in versatility, the G2 Contender can be designed for small caliber shooting with a shortened Bantam stock perfect for growing shooters. The G2 Contender has stiffening bars on the side of the frame at the top like a Winchester 94 Big Bore.

The original Contender has smooth sides. Much more info at Bellm's website. I prefer old Contenders. Had G2's and Encore's briefly and let them go. The upside of the contender is it's a compact package and since it's been around for so long there is a huge market of used barrels out there. The downside is that due to the design of the frame you are limited in what backthrust the action can handle. It's important to understand the issue is backthrust as you can use the.

But when you increase the diameter of the cartridge, you have to reduce pressure. You can't use any of the rounds that use a. The encore can handle most any chambering you want to use, but it's a bulkier package. Personally I prefer the compactness of the contender and can live with the pressure limitations of the frame. I had an encore but sold it before even firing it as I just didn't care for the bulkiness.

Originally Posted by Sixpack. Originally Posted by Grumulkin. A recent review of a Contender. EABCO will sell you a new frame with the trigger already tweaked. If I were in the market, that's what I'd go with. A little more up front, but would save time, trouble, and money in the long run. EABCO did the trigger job on my prohunter. Very nice now. I use a regular Encore fore end with my 24" barrels. No problem. Gun is light enough to carry all day in the mountains. They used to do an "easy open" conversion, but no one else does it any more, that I have found.

I have an old Contender frame and a new-ish. Just damn hard to open Guess I could send it to Bullberry's and ask them to re-fit the barrel so it opens easier. Or else find a newer frame. I have a Bishop thumbhole carbine stock. Bishop of course is long out of business. Those are the best feeling stocks I have found - perhaps someday I'll get someone to duplicate mine and start up a new supply. I got tired of paying eighty some dollars for a trigger job and bought Mike Bellm's spring kit and now do my own trigger jobs.

Regarding the "recent review of a Contender. The original Contenders had a much nicer trigger that you really shouldn't have to do anything to.

Yup, it's a new one. Apparently they were largely unavailable for a bit. The pull on the reviewed example ran about 7lbs, which would make offhand shooting pretty tough with such a light rifle. I always had a hankering for a one of the rifles, but now have a couple of falling blocks that scratch my SS itch pretty well.

A stainless. Trying to resist urge Are the contender pistols as good as the carbines? They look interesting. Bullberry will do the easy open mod. And make oddball barrels. That shoot pretty good.

At least out to 50 yards. I would avoid older, used Contender barrels, as some of the factory barrels were pretty awful in quality. I had a scoped 10". I've had two G2s and one Encore, all handguns. The G2s were purchased used, but like new at very good prices. One was a 12" Hornet and miserable to shoot even with plugs and muffs. The other had a. My Encore was a 12". It shot well and that extra pound made it very pleasant to shoot.

I also found it very awkward to carry, even with a scabbard, much more so than a light rifle. Top Ad. Posts Latest Activity Photos. Page of 1. Filtered by:. Previous template Next.

Tags: None. Both are break-action single shot actions with an exposed hammer. You can think of the Encore as the larger, younger brother to the smaller, older Contender. There are probably more chamberings for the Contender than any other firearm I know of. However, it will not handle the higher pressure modern rifle rounds like.

The later G2 Contender offered the ability to fit a muzzleloader barrel as well. The Encore is a sized-up, stronger, heavier frame with just bigger dimensions in every way. It will handle up to some of the larger belted magnum cartridges there for dangerous game hunting, as well as everything back down to a. Comment Post Cancel. Well that's about all that can be said about two individual muzzleloaders. I don't know much about those guns but I sure love my tc omega.