hinge pin

[hughd]

Are the hinge pins on the G-1 and G-2 Contenders the same size?

[Keith L]

yes

[hughd]

The old barrel must be the probem ;ie, hinge pin play when it is open.  Also, will this cause any problems?

[Keith L]

I have several well used old barrels that are sloppy when open.  They lock up tight when closed and are great shooters.   I tried the oversized pins and they did nothing for me, so now I use nothing but standard pins.

[hughd]

Thanks for info.

[Ladobe]

IMO the oversize pins can help in some instances, but like Keith I decided the other factors involved with them can offset the possible advantages with them.   Why I still have the 3 oversized pins still new in their packages I bought years ago and didn't use even though I did dedicate barrels and frames to each other and never shot the barrels on any other frame.   Slop is slop, but if a barrel locks up tight and square on a frame it should shoot just fine as is as long as the slop is not from a stretched frame.

[P.A. Myers]

Stretched frame! eeek, Does that ever happen?

[Curtis]

Stretched frame! eeek, Does that ever happen?

There are certain calibers to be cautious of.  444 Marlin, 300 Savage and 30-40 Krag are three that I know of as being perported to stretch Contender frames if not downloaded.  However I have no first hand experience with those.  Some barrel makers chambered Contender barrels for those and others for a time and then most of them stopped as problems were reported.

Staying within certain boundries with the relationship of casehead size to chamber pressure is a must, however other factors such as an oily chamber in any caliber can also contribute to excessive casehead thrust.

Curtis

[P.A. Myers]

Oh. I have a 375 Winchester barrel I will make sure is dry. Frame stretch sounds fatal.