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I keep putting off purchase of the T/C Contender. The new G2 came out last fall with some new safety features and complete compatibility with existing barrels. I'm inclined to a .308 barrel with a scope for shooting silhouettes. We have a big competition at our range on Labor Day. The hillside is completely filled with steel animals from about 50 yards to over 300 yards. Handguns only. If I can't get a T/C in time for this year, I can shoot the competition with a scope on the Ruger .454 Casull.

Since I posted this article I have revised my opinion of the .45-70 in the TC guns; I now have not only a ten inch TC Contender but also a new TC Encore with both ten and twelve inch Bullberry barrels all chambered in .45-70. I find that I don’t want to shoot full tilt factory ammo (nor do I want to shoot top end book loads for the Ruger No. 1) However, the Hornady Sixth Edition reloading manual has a section on .45-70 in the TC; this seems to be the right data for those rather small guns. 300 grain JHP’s over 35 grains IMR 4198 is just right. Fairly accurate at 50 yards, and will shoot inside 4 inches at 100 yards.