7mm TCU and 30 Herrett

[davidf]

I picked up these 2 barrels this weekend for my contender they are both factory 10 inch. Whats is your opinion on these calibers.

thanks

[tracker]

I've had both and shot them a bit, both are fun, easy to make wildcats. The TCU was designed for target shooting metallic silhouette shooting, and the .30 Herrett was designed for hunting. Back when the Herrett was designed the barrels were all 10" and the full length .30-30 was inefficient in such a short barrel, so they cut it down to make it work better. If you are interested in some formed 7mm tcu primed brass let me know, I think I have 40 or so.

Danny

[Eddy M.]

I've owned both in TC Contenders The 7MM TCU was a dream to shoot and super accurate in my gun- the 30 Herrett was OK but more problems to form cases than I wanted - and I had accuracy problems - with the loads I developed - ( didn't keep trying different loads) - sold the 30 cal. H. still have a 10" and 14" 7MM TCU the 10" is my favorite accurate- light weight gun- low recoil - 120 gr speer bullet will do what you need :cool::cool::cool:

[HandgunHTR]

I have both barrels.

I used my TCU to take a good little 6-point this year. 120 grain Nosler BT bullets work very well for hunting. I also shoot silhouettes with it.

I haven't shot the Herrett yet except to fire-form brass as I do not have a scope for it yet.

Here is a link to a post that I did on another forum on how to form Herrett brass.

http://specialtypistols.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7936077864/m/2241028995

[W4DSB]

I have both of the Herretts the 30 and the 357 and love both of them
the 30 herrett is the most accurate contender barrel i have. After you get the hang of forming the brass go ahead and run you a 100 good ones and they will last you a long time.