RE: Thompson Contender!!!
Ibought the thompson hunter package b4 the encore hit the market it is chambered in 30/30 and is ported came with a thompson scope which I changed to a leopold and carrying case. Best gun I ever purchased with my own custom loads I'm shooting 1" groups at 100 yards. I live in new york so shotguns are mainly all you can use where I live. My friends laughed when I started hunting with it about 10 yrs ago. They don't laugh any more Im good out to about 150 in the open pastureland. In the hardwoods obviously I'm shooting max 100 My hunting buddies know now the distinct sound of the gun and when it goes off theres meat on the pole I recommend my contender big time great choice basically with the 15 " barrel its just a short rifle thats deadly accurate and versatile if you buy different barrels to suit your kind of hunting