MGM contender Muzzleloading barral

[charlesb]

Hi has anyone bought one of the new barrels MGM had for the contender. If you how does it shoot I think it would make and handy carry gun.

[hydrodog]

I bought one for my Encore. I was pressed for time sighting in and used a .40 225gr. Fury star tip with a blue sabot and 100Gr. Volume Bh209. Holes touched at 100 yds. I tried 240 XTP smooth formed with 110 gr. volume BH209 and they tumbled. Need more juice on that load and a longer bullet. The Contender barrel will be a smaller diameter and would make a nice lightweight rig.

[charlesb]

Hi how hard was the sabot to load?

[charlesb]

Hi how hard was the sabot to load?

[hydrodog]

Sabots loaded easy.There are no tight or loose spots in the barrel which was nice. I believe it has the 5r rifling. I shot a nice buck opening day but it was only 18ft. away so I can't honestly make a good judgement about the bullet performance other than it was through and through and didn't explode like a SST.

[buttermilk]

Hydro dog, what is the twist on the barrel?

[GMB54-120]

MGMs 45s ML barrels are 1-20. Haus of Arms has some for sale cheaper than MGM direct.

www.hausofarms.com/HausofArmsMGM-45-Caliber-Encore-SS-Muzzleloader-Barrels_p_1328.html

Barrel Specs: Due to anticipated sales volumes, and to keep prices lower, we decided to run with only one barrel offering in each the Encore and G2 Contender series. Our Encore barrels will be 26" long, and will be built to the same contour as the TC ML barrels. The G2 barrels are 24", and will be full bull the entire length. We will be using a 1 in 20" rate of twist.