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Last Friday, I received the HAMR barrel for my Contender. What a wait! And I should point out that this isn't the normal time from order to fulfillment. Like all MGM barrels, it is .810 inches in diameter. A 24 inch bull barrel.

It used the last scope sitting on my shelf. It's not really good for the 300 HAMR, but the price was right - no charge. It's an Athlon 4-16. I got Vortex Optics Hunter 1 inch rings for it. I have never used Vortex rings before. The reviews seem okay. This time of year, some items are hard to come by. With the scope mounted on the rifle, the whole thing weighs in at 8 lb 5 oz. I hope to get out to the range sometime within the next week.





I have loaded up some sighters and test loads. These are 130 grain Speer HPs. Hopefully, I have them loaded to produce about 2400 fps at the muzzle. Recoil will be soft at 6.5 ft/lb. This was supposed to be a summer 2023 project, but anytime is a good time to go shooting!