I still have an original Contender in .22 LR that I used in NRA Hunter Pistol. I didn't shoot it that well, and sadly it gathers dust in the safe. The gross forward weight bias that the odd shaped grip induced didn't suit me. What was outstanding was the adjustable trigger. I need to pull mine out to measure it. It was approaching a set trigger. It was handy to dry fire for practice without cocking the hammer. I remember a guy had his Contender trigger TiN plated and worked on to get it to seriously light weight. An interesting piece.