T/C barrels are available in pistol and rifle lengths, thus encompassing a broad range of ammo as "handgun" ammo.Yep. And the rifles I mentioned chamber and fire ammo in what are commonly considered pistol calibers.
So which way will this boondoggle go? Banning .45-70 as "handgun ammo" because someone somewhere has a T/C bbl for it? --or will they loosen up on 9mm, .357, and .44 mag, because there are rifles which fire those calibers?
Of course, we know the answer to that, but the question needs to be raised loudly and often in the press out there.
My 45-70 handgun is a BFR revolver. 10" barrel and 2" cylinders to accommodate up to 500 gr bullets. Magnum Research recently offered the 30-30 in a BFR revolver too. I have a 10" octagonal barrel for the T/C Contender in 30-30. Very painful to shoot. It's just too light. I load "puff ball" 30 caliber rounds with the 100 gr "Plinker" bullet. It's fine for 30-30, .308 and .30-06. The lighter bullet makes the recoil tolerable enough for my wife to shoot it.