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Last, I'm going to see if my downloaded Win 30-30 rounds (100 gr Plinker bullets) are less painful in the G2 with 10" Win 30-30 barrel.

Hey, you have any pet loads for that? I have a new (to me) Contender w/30.30 barrel and I need to dial it in this spring.

Also, I wonder if the old Contender frame can handle .454 Casull loads. I would love to have a .45 barrel reamed for that.

I purchased a copy of the 30-30 loadbook. The first load for Speer bullets uses the 100 gr "Plinker". The "Plinker" is readily available for sale. I used the minimum charge of Win 748 as that is what I had on the shelf. I'll be trying it out this afternoon. A standard 150 Win 30-30 smacks my hand too hard with the 10 inch octagonal barrel on a G2 frame. I'm hoping the downloaded version will be more pleasant.

The Contender frame will handle for .454 Casull just fine, but I would recommend buying a barrel made and tested for that cartridge. The top pressure is 60,000 CUP. Much higher than the 45 Colt. The 460 Magnum barrel on the Encore has an even higher rating. I would not risk my life with a chamber reaming job on the 45 Colt. Barrels are relatively inexpensive at MidwayUSA or Natchez.