SmallCaliberCentral

Rick in OR I rec'd the 14" SSK Bbl with the front 9" turned down to .55" and wanted to use the barrel with a forearm designed to enclose the barrel's deficit. As a single shot the heat buildup within the forearm is minimal. It is free-floated internally and has no contact to the wood ...

Mine is 14" Bbl from SSK and 1:10" twist
Had to build some remedial woodwork on this one
Powder of choice IMR 8208 with 62 gr. bullets = shoots lights out

204 Ruger in 23" SS contender w/custom furniture
She likes 32 gr. pills

30 Raptor by Gary Reeder uses 204 Ruger brass necked to .308

A great peformer

I shoot contenders exclusively so I can't really speak to the 'heating up of barrels' but I have quite a range of small bore chambers. They range from 17HMR, .204 Ruger, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, and .222 Rem Mag Imp all rifle barrels and the one that I have the highest confidence in to drill a fly at 100...

Best deal now is Hornady @ .40 ea.+ship
http://www.selwayarmory.com/hornady-rel ... of-50.html
popular stuff
cheaper stuff unavailable

I'm sold on the light and steady TC contender. My favorite barrel for whitetail is the 6.5 Grendel.
But shown here wearing a .308 Bellm barrel which is just as effective.

I did not know of any inappropriate action of buying parts and assembling an upper for another, now a lower is another story.
That's the part that has to go through an FFL.

Thanks,
Jimmy