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Posted By: battleship1 WTB contender barrel - 08/26/21
I need a contender gen 1 barrel in 223 at least 16 inches long to fit my thumbhole stock. My current caliber ia 22 hornet and it is a tackdriver.
Dave
Posted By: shortleade Re: WTB contender barrel - 09/09/21
Good luck in your search. FWIW, the two gen 1 barrels in 223 that I owned were not tackdrivers. Mine were tapered 21" with one forend lug. I sent the nicer looking one to Mike Bellm and had another lug installed with no change in accuracy. May have been me, but my 357 Max barrel shoots great, as do my two 30-30 barrels. The 223 barrels went down the road. The good news is that everybody that posts here shoots way better than I do, so your experience will prolly be better!
Posted By: hookeye Re: WTB contender barrel - 09/09/21
I had a 14" .223 that was great w 55gr factory ammo.

Was gonna have it threaded for a brake (and soldered to make it over 16" ).

But I got out of Contenders soon after.
Posted By: MuskegMan Re: WTB contender barrel - 09/27/21

FleaBay has one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274961972420?hash=item400502bcc4:g:J2MAAOSwHndhT9VO
Posted By: OSU_Sig Re: WTB contender barrel - 09/27/21
I have a 223 contender barrel that I'm not shooting. It's a heavy barrel, blued and is in excellent shape. I can send photos if you're interested. PM me a phone number or email address and I'll get them out.
Posted By: shootsacreed Re: WTB contender barrel - 10/11/21
Ed's Contenders in Oklahoma is your man.
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