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muskrat110
July 19, 2012, 09:18 PM
what is on the end of this barrel?http://http://picturearchive.gunauction.com/2794083018/10486558/tc%20hotshot%20.357%20002.jpg_thumbnail0.jpg
it mite be a muzzle break

Nomadicone
July 19, 2012, 10:05 PM
Welcome to the forum. Your picture didn't come through. At least not or me.

muskrat110
July 19, 2012, 10:18 PM
ill try again

Cemo
July 20, 2012, 08:55 AM
Just a wild guess without a picture. But TC use to make .357 and .44 mag barrel with a device on the end of the barrel to shred plastic on their plastic encapsulated shot shells. They tried to make a .410 out of their Contenders. I was never happy with their performance as a shotgun. It didn't effect the accuracy of regular ammo as they were rifled.

Salmoneye
July 20, 2012, 09:02 AM
Another WAG is the T/C 'muzzle brake' that they used on the Hunter package barrels in the late 80's, early 90's...

muskrat110
July 20, 2012, 09:36 AM
thanks guys i dont have the gun yet i bought it on gunbroker so i cant take it out and look ... if it is the shotshell choke ,without removing it can i still fire regular bullets out of it?

44 AMP
July 20, 2012, 09:52 AM
There are a couple of variations of the "Hot Shot" .44 barrel, one has ports,and the "straightener" is external. I don't have one of those in .44 but I do have one in .357 Mag. The "straightener" does look like a choke tube for a shotgun. I also have a .45LC/.410 barrel where the "straightener" is internal.

The "straightener" (my name for it) has lands and grooves like rifling, but unlike rifling, these are straight. The idea was that the straight section would counteract (at least some) of the spin induced by the rifling, leading to a better shot pattern. I suppose they would also help fracture the shot capsule, as well.

These tubes should be removed before shooting regular solid bullets. Each barrel came with a special wrench to do this with. If you get the barrel, and it doesn't have the wrench, you didn't get everything, and the price paid should reflect that.

TAKE OFF THE TUBE BEFORE SHOOTING REGULAR AMMO!

muskrat110
July 20, 2012, 01:08 PM
is there any think else i can use to take the external part off or do i have to use the wrench?

Pahoo
July 20, 2012, 01:38 PM
is there any think else i can use to take the external part off or do i have to use the wrench?
I think you might be being a bit premature. My SWAG on this, is that it is a Muzzle-Break and yours might be a 10" barrel. If it is, these were called the "Hunter" package. Taking it off, would be a mistake, if indeed you can. The worse that will happen when you shoot, it that blowback, will blow you cap off. Been there and done that. .... ;)

By the way, you have a fine barrel there; no longer offered and more desireable than one without. .... ;)

Be Safe !!!

jglsprings
July 20, 2012, 01:58 PM
Does it look like the first or third barrel?

http://www.armslist.com/posts/131326/denver-colorado-gun-parts-for-sale--tc-contender-pistol-barrels

The first one is a shot shell choke. Don't shoot bullets through it.

The third barrel is a muzzle break and you can't get it off.

muskrat110
July 20, 2012, 02:49 PM
looks more like the first but not exactly

muskrat110
July 20, 2012, 04:43 PM
do i need a special tool to remove it

jglsprings
July 20, 2012, 09:18 PM
Nope. It will kick like an army mule though... ;)

muskrat110
July 20, 2012, 10:22 PM
hahaha wht can i take it off with

Acc371
July 21, 2012, 10:23 AM
Nope. It will kick like an army mule though...
Roger that!! I have one & They do!!

44 AMP
July 21, 2012, 10:29 AM
If it is the (external) shotshell choke, an ordinary wrench (suitably padded to protect the blueing) will work.

If it is the internal "choke" then a special wrench from T/C is the tool to use.

If it is only the muzzle brake (or ports) then it does not come off.

And yes, the .44 Mag Contender will jump, a lot more than you expect. Be prepared for it.