Thread: G2 Contender Carbine project

Ya'll watch out now, I can tell you from experience that these single shots are the cause of a a very nasty affliction, I've had it several times over the years and it keeps coming back.

After a couple of Encore's and Baikal's I'm back to Contender's too.

My "recidivism" was caused by the gift of several hundred rounds of 6.8 SPC ammo, and the only thing available chambered in it was a Contender. My barrel-sets now comprise a (chopped to) 20" 17 HMR, a 300-221 (an early version of the 300 BLK) and the 6.8.

The thing about the G2 Contenders is that they just "hang" so nicely to shoot, the balance is superb, yet even with a 23" barrel they are very very short and handy.

So, my 6.8 is staying as a 23", un-suppressed "pack rifle". Its fitted with one of David's brilliant takedown screws - with these the package is no longer than taking it down by removing the hinge pin, as the scope overhang is still the same, shows up clearly in David's picture. The 6.8 has enough snot to reach to 250M which is plenty far enough for me. It shoots nicely enough (as David has reported "American Gunner" 110's go under MOA). Next time I so walking with a pack it'll ride along.

The 17 HMR is a surprising favourite - its easily the most accurate 17HMR I've shot, and the way it carries and balances is just nice. I chopped it to 20" and it wears a DPT centre fire over barrel suppressor, which really takes the "sting" out of the 17's report, there's just a wee crack of supersonic-ness. Our new place has about 100 to 120M of "visibility" and safe back drops that the magpies come in on. Now its sighted in they are going to take a hammering.

The 300-221 barrel is dedicated to subs, I'll hardly ever use it, but just occasionally there's a need to be very stealthy - like when a few years ago we (Kiwi-hunter and I) got to take out a decent red stag hiding out in the local golf course.