Rocket3
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I have a 10” 22 Hornet, one of the most fun guns to shot I have.
Thompson Center Contender-.32 single shot pictures
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KLYDE
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Keep us filled in on your project choice.
I do not personally have one but I get to shoot some of my grandfathers from time to, usually just before deer season. He has a bunch of different barrels from .357 to a 45/70. From what I can tell they are all accurate with his hand loads. Some are obviously not that much fun to shoot. His 30/30 is about the stoutest I can say is fun to shoot but I will always shoot the 45/70 to avoid harassment. The .223 and 7mm (May have a suffix-not a magnum) are surprisingly accurate.
RobertJ.
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My Contender is one of my favorite pistols. I have a 10" .44 Mag, a 10" .22 LR, and a scoped 10" .30-30. I have plans to get a .357 Mag, and a .45 Colt, and then my outfit will be complete. Unless I see a....
With the .44 barrel, it's now my favorite target pistol. I shoot a Rim Rock 200 gr. DEWC with 6.4 gr. 800x, and at 10 yards offhand, my groups average 1 inch.
And even though I'm set pretty well on .22 ammo, I still like shooting them through a single-shot. I was raised with the notion that you should make every shot count, and with a single-shot, there is no wasting of ammo.
With the .44 barrel, it's now my favorite target pistol. I shoot a Rim Rock 200 gr. DEWC with 6.4 gr. 800x, and at 10 yards offhand, my groups average 1 inch.
And even though I'm set pretty well on .22 ammo, I still like shooting them through a single-shot. I was raised with the notion that you should make every shot count, and with a single-shot, there is no wasting of ammo.
Ivan the Butcher
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I have a 357 Mag 10" octagon barrel that came with frame #1861. Since serial numbers started at 1001 in August of 1968 this is from October. I also have a 10" oct. & 10" bull 221 fireball, 10" bull 22 Hornet, Super14 44 Mag that I had Mag-na-ported, Super14 7TCU, Super14 in 22 Long Rifle Match and perhaps the most fun of all; a 12" Hunter (w/iron sights) in 375 Winchester. The muzzle blast is the size of a large beach ball, but the recoil is very mild. I have both a early and a e-z open actions. I currently have the Hornet and Bull Fireball scoped and am thinning the herd of rabbits and ground hogs from my garden! I had an 223 Super14, that I couldn't get to group under 3" @ 100 yards. I bought it used and think it was damaged (ammo I loaded for it shot well in other Contenders) This was about 1983-4. It had the crummy little Phantom 2.5x scope that was rail mounted. I've been thinking of adding a extension to the TCU barrel and making it a carbine. Ivan
OP
Glad the contender is still popular, anyone have one as a rifle. How good do the rifles shoot? Pics would be nice, Larry
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Well, last nite I bid on a 6 1/2" 32 mag bbl with the T /C box and won the auction. I'll see how it shoots and if need be, I'll order a Bullberry in .32 long. It's a cool looking bbl, Larry
KLYDE
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Post some pics when you get it. Congrats.
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KLYDE
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It don't look good, it looks great. Sweet looking rig. Love the wood and also love when the bull barrel ends near the forearm. Very nice. Have fun at the range. I'm patiently waiting for my barrels. Coming from original TC I bet it shoots like a champ.
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Reminds me of a 5" .45 ACP barrel Dean Grennell had made for his Contender.
I bet that .32 Long is a sweet shooter out of that barrel.
I'd like to get a Contender and have a barrel made in .327 Federal.
Or, maybe an Encore Carbine.
I bet that .32 Long is a sweet shooter out of that barrel.
I'd like to get a Contender and have a barrel made in .327 Federal.
Or, maybe an Encore Carbine.
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Anyone else have a bbl in .32 magnum? How's it shoot? How abt the 32/20? Larry
Rapidray
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I'm sorry...but that is a really cool looking TC!
My favorite is my super 14 in 41 magnum. I also have a 22 lr, a 17 Remington barrels and a 45 lc. and 410 barrel. I also have a Encore Pro frame with walnut wood but no barrel! Yet.
enjoyshouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Beautiful.
I still have my 10 incher..I won my class in the mid 80's ( before my eyes went squirreley),Texas State IHMSA field pistol championships..Shot it open sights (standing and also didn't place with my 10" scoped 45 colt..
Love the contenders.. Just got my .22 jet bbl.in from MGM in Utah...gotta find out what it's boreis...Forgot to ask...Then find some bullets for the test firing...
JIM
OLDNAVYMCPO
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
Right now, I'm down to just a .357 Max and a .357 Mag. Very stupidly I let some really good ones get away. I shot IHMSA competition many years ago with A Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag in revolver class but shot unlimited with a 7/30 Waters and a 7 TCU T/C's. Loved those T/C's, I'll replace them someday.
Cleandean
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I just picked up the Pachmayr Decelerator grips,& forearm.
Not that the OEM Walnut , is in bad shape, just wann' keep 'um that way.
1. .223 ( not .556) extractor prob. told me. 14"
2. 35 Remington 14"
3. .375 JDJ 14"
4. .41 Magnum 10"
5. 7 mm. TC/U 14"
6. 45-70 Gov. 12" Hunter & multi- port Brake.
SCOPES ON .223 , 35 , 375 jdj , & 45-70
Not that the OEM Walnut , is in bad shape, just wann' keep 'um that way.
1. .223 ( not .556) extractor prob. told me. 14"
2. 35 Remington 14"
3. .375 JDJ 14"
4. .41 Magnum 10"
5. 7 mm. TC/U 14"
6. 45-70 Gov. 12" Hunter & multi- port Brake.
SCOPES ON .223 , 35 , 375 jdj , & 45-70
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I still have my first barrel, 10" 44 Mag which I used for Silhouette competition for a few years. I've had a 7 TCU and .22 RF which I have sold, but still have a 7X30 Waters 14" and a .222 10".
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