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Old 04-06-2005, 01:53 AM
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7/30 Waters

Does anyone have any first hand experience with a 7/30 in a 16 inch Contender Carbine bbl? I am particularly interested in the 140 Gr. Nosler Partition bullet.
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Old 04-06-2005, 11:40 AM
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How's this? LINK

I still have the 14" Contender barrel, and it's still one of my favorites. The Model 94 is long gone, though.

I'd lean to the 120-gr bullets simply because of the slightly higher velocity and flatter trajectory, but there's nothing wrong with the "thump" of the 140s.

I shot 'em all and now seldom load anything but 120s in mine. It keeps the sight-in situation a lot simpler, too.
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Old 04-07-2005, 01:31 PM
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Thanks for the response Rocky.. What kind of velocity are you getting with the 120's in your 14" bbl?
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Old 04-07-2005, 06:12 PM
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Oh gee...I'm 500 miles from home right now, and I don't trust my memory for stuff like that. Haven't put one of those over the chrono since I did the article, either.

I just shoot it for fun, now.
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