We shoot a bunch of 221 Fireball out of a 16" Contender.What caliber should I use out of my 10 inch contender barrel that won't be too loud and I can buy ammo for it at the smaller gun shops? I heard that 223 is too loud.I don't reload.I am after yotes in thick woods, will be using a red dot.
22lr?What caliber should I use out of my 10 inch contender barrel that won't be too loud and I can buy ammo for it at the smaller gun shops? I heard that 223 is too loud.I don't reload.I am after yotes in thick woods, will be using a red dot.
Seen .256 win bbls on a certain auction site..256 Winchester Magnum might be quieter than.556. Ammo is a question and finding a.256 TC barrel more so.
What are you shooting at?
10" barrel, 30 carbine, 32-20 necked down to
308.......
MH
The OP doesnt reload..256 Winchester Magnum might be quieter than.556. Ammo is a question and finding a.256 TC barrel more so.
What are you shooting at?
10" barrel, 30 carbine, 32-20 necked down to
308.......
MH
LOL! I have a Super 14 223 and with H322 powder reloads it is loud but nothing like the 16" AR shooters with their factory ammo. Of course the original poster does not reload. I would surely pass on a 10" 223 in the TC. Probably any centerfire in a 10" TC is going too be fairly loud. I borrowed a 22 mag 10" barrel some years ago and found it to be somewhat loud as well but nothing like some of the centerfire calibers.As having owned .223, 7mmTCU, 44 mag and 22lr 223 in 10 inch is ungodly loud and delivers a muzzle blast like that of the sun. I also had it in 14 not much better.
I have a 10" Contender and a S&W mod 53 in 22 Jet that will melt your ears.LOL! I have a Super 14 223 and with H322 powder reloads it is loud but nothing like the 16" AR shooters with their factory ammo. Of course the original poster does not reload. I would surely pass on a 10" 223 in the TC. Probably any centerfire in a 10" TC is going too be fairly loud. I borrowed a 22 mag 10" barrel some years ago and found it to be somewhat loud as well but nothing like some of the centerfire calibers.
I shot a lot of 22 Hornet back in the IHMSA silhouette days, w/ a 10" barrel. It is a tricky cartridge to ring out accuracy. I found a nice trick from Handloader magazine years ago that worked for me. They suggested using SP primers instead of SR. The reasoning; the small amount of slow pistol powder used may not respond well to the violent blast from a rifle primer. I tried this, and with some tweeking I got sub 1" groups at 100 yards. It is a fun little cartridge.I run 22 Hornet thru my 10" & its just OK @ 50 yds.
Probably a lot of Operator Error involved!
I reload everything, so for the OP's issue, I would suggest 22 Magnum.
The ammo isn't Cheap, but i think it might fit the sit.
My 6th Edition Hornady manual states "Our 22 Hornet was the most accurate of the Thompson /Center barrels tested in the Hornady lab."I shot a lot of 22 Hornet back in the IHMSA silhouette days, w/ a 10" barrel. It is a tricky cartridge to ring out accuracy. I found a nice trick from Handloader magazine years ago that worked for me. They suggested using SP primers instead of SR. The reasoning; the small amount of slow pistol powder used may not respond well to the violent blast from a rifle primer. I tried this, and with some tweeking I got sub 1" groups at 100 yards. It is a fun little cartridge.