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Nice.

Aside from a quality barrel, the shorter pistol barrels equate to less barrel time/barrel movement than the rifles. That cannot hurt accuracy in a low velocity round like 22 rimfire, especially subsonic.

I might trust the monkey on the typewriter but not with guns I don't think:

Removed the Weaver T-6 and replaced it with a Burris Veracity 2-10x42:



It now offers magnification flexibility, quicker and easier parallax adjustment, and a reticle suitable for field expedient holdover to quickly engage targets further than 200 yards:



5 rounds LAPUA Midas+ at 24 MOA of elevation from 50 yard zero:

Good stuff. I have a 10" match barrel for my G-2 pistol and it shoots great. Take it further out and post more pics

I had one for about two years. It was a 10inch bull barrel 22 lr. It was light out the accurate 22 lr pistol I have ever shot. I could hit the tacks holding up a target at 25yds. Even hit some at 50 yards. That gun loved a german brand of 22 lr ammo called Hertenberger. I had a Burris 2x7 pistol scope on the pistol. I did end up selling it for something I, at the time wanted more.

Those Contenders definitely surprise me!

Far as I can go without risk of cresting the hill and raining indirect fire down into an out of sight portion of the neighboring hay farmer’s field: