Great job! Can't wait to get mine. What is the band on the forend, shell holder?
Nice job. I want to do the same thing with mine. I had mine throated so I have nearly 357 max oal and I get 1750 fps with that bullet in a 10". Haven't shot an animal with it like that yet. I did shoot a small six point this morning with a suppressed 44 and got pretty much the same result.
Mine is so deep, I seated that bullet above both crimp grooves and used a taper crimp. Seems like it is 1.800 oal (near 357 max length) and pushing 1675 from muzzle. No pressure signs and getting <1.5" groups at 100yds.
.357 out of a Contender has a lot more punch than out of a typical revolver. Been thinking that I "need" a .357 mag or max barrel for my G1 Contender.
I have a scoped 10" .44 mag barrel. Very accurate, ragged holes at 50 yards. It is no fun to shoot though. Serious recoil.
Good deal. Congrats! doesn't need to be a "cull" buck just hunt and shoot what you want to.