Again, an old thread, but I'm new to the forum. I'd suggest using a .357 mag barrel for taco holding for a couple of reasons. I used to shoot indoor paper silhouette targets at 50 feet, and used my 10" .357 mag Contender with a scope using a 148 grain cast wad cutter driven by 2.4 grains of Bul...

I know this an old thread, but I'm new to the forum and have a 14" 7 TCU barrel that was re-chambered to 7R by Gates. My barrel has no other markings on it than the 7 TCU that was on the barrel before it was reworked. I sent this barrel to Gates for re-chambering and bought a set of dies from h...

If I may suggest, reloading and working up loads for pinpoint accuracy is part of the fun of BB silhouette shooting. I shot production and standing with a T/C Contender in .357 mag. For the first 30 targets I used a .38 cal 158 gr FP bullet with 8.4 gr of Unique, and for the rams I used a 200 grain ...

My name is Bill Carpenter, and I am an older shooter from the Northeast, and relocated to East Texas in 1997. I did most of my shooting back in the 1980s in NY, NH, VT, RI, CT, and MA, where IHMSA matches were frequent and only a couple of hours drive from my home in Eastern upstate NY near Albany. ...