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April 25, 2008
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10" Contender in 7mm TCU
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April 25, 2008
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TC Custom Shop 15" barrel in .45 Winchester Magnum
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April 25, 2008
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Upgraded the .375 Winchester to a B&L Elite 3200 2-6x scope.
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February 22, 2009
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I guess it's time for me to check in on SPF....haven't been there in a while. Â
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April 25, 2008
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rwsem said
I guess it's time for me to check in on SPF....haven't been there in a while. Â Â Â
I quit going there years ago. The site owner suddenly developed a hatred toward me that was unwarranted. I spend time on rimfirecentral.com.
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Exceptional guns all, great collection!
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February 20, 2008
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WOW, you sure have put the Fun into shooting!
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April 25, 2008
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IHMSA80x80 said
Here's a mean oneâ¦SSK 12" Contender in .444 Marlin with 2x Burris scope. It's been MagnaPorted, but I liked it better before when it had no brake.
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Dean didn't refer to this gun as being mean before, otherwise I'd never would be holding it.....
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One time when Dean and I were plinking, I was holding it with two hands and for some reason, didn't have a tight enough grip on it one time and the back end of it slammed into me so hard, that I thought I had internal injuries and he'd have to take me to the ER.
It left a lasting impression of how hard it me that "I can still feel it all over again" whenever I talk about it and/or see that photo!
After what happened to me that day....
Dean always refer this one as, "the evil gun" and I know it's true!
Dean eventually sold the evil gun. 
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IHMSA80x80 said
14" Hunter in .375 Winchester with Burris 1.5-4x scope. One of my wife's favorite plinkers also. Won a State silhouette championship with this gun and a perfect 80x80 many years ago. Very pleasant to shoot with the brake.
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One time when Dean and I went plinking, I was shooting this one, while he was shooting his XP-100R 350 Remington Mag with some pretty powerful powder (BDL? or BCL?).
We were blasting away and having a lot of fun shooting the targets (plastic bottles, some filled with water and some other plastic we had at home).
I'll show you some of Dean's pics of the XP-100R 350 Rem Mag (this was Dean at the Crittenden, KY range on May 6, 2007. He was standing up when we were plinking)
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I love this photo of Dean with that huge fireball!
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This one below is after he shot the gun with that huge fireball.
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He had it in a plain gray color for awhile, then had someone paint it into this, a old Mopar car color, Panther Pink. Loved the color!
Dean eventually sold the XP-100R 350 Rem Mag.
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The day we were plinking him with the one above and me with his 14" Hunter in .375 Winchester with Burris 1.5-4x scope. After we finished plinking for the day, Dean told me that the ammo for the 375 was an expensive rifle round, so I couldn't shoot with it all the time. It was tons of fun and I loved shooting it.
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I'll have to find a better photo of the 375 in his Imgur files and post it.
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OOPS! Sorry! I forgot that this was only for Contenders and Encores and I shouldn't have posted the XP-100R 350 Rem Mag story, pics and gun in addition to the TC 375 Win!
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Do you want me to move it to a better forum?
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Here are two better photos of the TC 375 Winchester. I have great memories when I see these two photos. Cool gun to go out and do some plinking with!
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IHMSA80x80 said
Upgraded the .375 Winchester to a B&L Elite 3200 2-6x scope.
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This was the exact setup (with this scope) that was on when I was plinking with Dean, not the scope on the two photos I posted.
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Here's a photo of Dean taken on May 18, 2007 at the Crittenden, KY home range holding two of his prized Calfee XP's; #33 is the top one and #8 is the bottom one (that's how he always referred to them as). They're 22 LR guns.
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He was using both guns shooting the Runt Aggregate (1/5 scale targets) at the IHMSA match that day and got a perfect score of 80. (40 for each gun for a total of 80)
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Another photo. This one has a little more sun on Dean and you can see his eyes better. Taken same time on May 18, 2007.
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I wasn't there, so I don't know who took the photo of Dean.
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Dean seems to love and shoot the Calfee #8 more, so it must be more accurate.
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OOPS! Sorry! I forgot that this is only for Contenders and Encores!
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Marilyn
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February 22, 2009
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Marilyn, Don't worry about moving them- it's fine. Thanks for adding the backstories!
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November 26, 2021
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This is my favorite thread on this forum
Thanks 80x80 for your contribution
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Everytime I read a new topic in this forum, I feel like I need to go take out a home equity loan so I can go buy more toys!!!! I have dreamed about having a 10-12" Contender in .357 Super Mag for years. I need to make it happen. Thank You IHMSA80x80 for all the Awesome pics and content!! 
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