Thompson Center Contender and G2 Contender rifle barrel chambered in the super potent. 375 JDJ which is likely the most popular round ever developed by JD Jones. THIS BARREL IS 23 long and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. I would say the condition of this bbl is very good used condition almost excellent used as it looks rarely fired and there are super faint frame marks and a couple of safe dings here and there but the rifling is crisp and the finish is good. Made in Rochester, NH. At the time there were no encores available and if you wanted to hunt with a handgun, the contender was nearly the way to go. However the contender is limited to what rounds it can safely fire. This has to do with pressure when the round is fired not necessarily recoil. For example, a 22-250 has much less recoil than a 45/70 government or this. 375 JDJ, but it produces pressure that is beyond the SAAMi specs that dictate what can safely be fired from a contender. That is why there are encore pistols and rifles chambered in 22-250 and never contenders chambered in the round. So JOnes set out to develop rounds ior wildcat cartridges that could balistically match higher pressure rounds with pressures that were safe to be fired from i tenders. I don’t know how many he developed but the list is super long! If I remember correctly JOnes took a contender to Africa where he humanly took game with his contender that are among the largest animals walking the planet. I believe one of his favorite if all the rounds he developed was the. Until covid and the ammo shortage, this round was being loaded commercially and the ballistics are super impressive. This round can safely be fired from both the original contender as well as the G2 contender as long as the frames are in good condition as with any ammo. SSK is still in business and last time I checked load data for the. 375 JDJ is readily available for those of you that handload. I bought this bbl used and have never fired it but I have others chambered in this round and must let go of some bbls due to lack of room. Thanks for your interest, happy holiday and kind regards. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Hunting\Gun Parts\Rifle Parts”. The seller is “wendell2121″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Thompson/Center Arms
- Type: Barrel
- For Gun Make: Thompson Center
- Gauge/Caliber: .375 JDJ
- Color: Blue/Black
- For Gun Type: Rifle, Contender Rifle
- Material: Blued Steel
- Features: 23” Blued Factory Rufle Bbl, Will Fit Original Easy Open Contender and G2, Chambered In The Famous .375 JDJ
- Item Length: 23”
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
