You can only have three barrels....which three cover it all?

[themixedgamebag]

Here's a question that I think I know the answere to but would like to see what you all think:

If you had to hunt exclusively with your Contender , and you only had three barrels to change, what three would they be if you wanted the versatility to hunt any game/season?

Any takers on that question? :-)

[Javelina]

1.  223 Remington
2.  6.5 JDJ
3.  375 JDJ

If you're using a Contender and you can't successfully match one of these calibers to the intended game, you probably can't kill it (or shouldn't be trying)!   :grin:

Javelina

[Ladobe]

Great selection Jav - I'll go a little different and just say...

1. 375 JDJ
2. 375 JDJ
3. 375 JDJ

If you can't kill it with one of these, you shouldn't be shooting at it!    

Now to be more on the serious side, if I could only take 3 of my barrels along, I'd go with...

1. 17 Ackley Hornet
2. 6X47
3. 375 JDJ

...for everything from diggers to elephants, but I doubt I'd leave the Hummers, 257 JDJ, 6.5 Super Bower or 309 JDJ home either - hmmm, maybe I better also toss in the 22LR Match, 221FB's, 222, ....   :wink:

[Gregory]

Since this is the Contender rifle forum I'll assume we're talking the Contender Carbine.  I don't hunt anything larger than deer so my choices would be:
1. 410 shotgun
2. 22 LR
3. 7-30 Waters

[TopGun]

I think it's unanimous for the bores but a little differnt for frames.
Contender
1. 222/223
2. 6.5jdj/7x30waters
3. 375jdj/45-70

Encore
1. 223
2. 270/308/30'06
3. 35 Whelen/375-06jdj/.444 Marlin/45-70

I can't choose just three!!!!!!--but the Contender would be easier! I could absolutely live with any of them in each category.

[Lefty Behind]

1)  22lr
2)  222
3)  45/70

[Hi-Wall]

 this should get it rolling :-D  Seriously
                 .22lr
                 .223
                 .30 Bellm
Where can i get a .410 carbine barrel? Not the .45/.410. I want it for a snake gun.

[buckenbass]

off the shelf

contender rifle----------------- pistol

1) 22lr-------------------------- 1) 17hmr
2) 30-30-------------------------2) 357mag
3) 45-410------------------------3) 44mag

encore rifle ----------------------- pistol

1) 223---------------------------- 1)22-250
2) 7.62x39------------------------2)30-06
3) 209x50ml----------------------3)454

thats about how i play my cards

[Javelina]

Hey Ladobe,

I wanted to mention my 17 AH too - it's sure hard to leave it out of any list!  What a great little cartridge!  Fred at Bullberry will never get mine back from me, that's for sure!

Let's make this a four-gun list and I'll add my 17 Ackley Hornet!   :-D

Javelina

[flatlander]

Here are my picks:
22LR match
7x30
35 Rem

[Gregory]

I'm putting together an Encore 3 barrel rifle "battery" now:

1. 24" 20 ga. rifled slug barrel for shotgun only deer hunting
2. 24" 223 for varmints
3. 24" 30/06 for everything else

I'd add a 209X50 barrel if I didn't already have a TC Thunderhawk.

[shotgunner]

If your talking Encore I would pick 3 that I do not own. They would be

1 .223
2 30-o6
3. .375  or 20 gauge

I tend to pick cartridges that are less common place than these for my own use, .222, 250 Sav, .338-06, but if I could only have 3 these would allow me to handload up and down for anything. I have an old Savage 219 with several barrels, Hornet, 30-30, 410, 20 and 12 gauge and it comes pretty close to being an all around gun. It is interesting that this old idea is coming around again. Shotgunner