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Post by f3 on Feb 25, 2016 4:27:53 GMT -5
What problems should you look for when purchasing a used contender
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contender
Feb 25, 2016 23:15:23 GMT -5
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Post by dougader on Feb 25, 2016 23:15:23 GMT -5
Peening is a bad sign I've seen before. Open the action and look around.
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Post by flyfisher66048 on Feb 26, 2016 8:43:50 GMT -5
I have an old contender that needs to have all of the barrels fitted. I just buy my barrels from Ed's, and he fits them for me with no problem. The trigger is outstanding on that old contender.
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contender
Feb 26, 2016 8:49:44 GMT -5
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Post by BigBore44 on Feb 26, 2016 8:49:44 GMT -5
flyfisher Your right about that. My older contender has an excellent trigger that breaks like a tiny icicle...
BigBore44
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Feb 26, 2016 8:59:03 GMT -5
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Post by zeus on Feb 26, 2016 8:59:03 GMT -5
Check the sides near the radius at the rear and make sure it isn't stretched. You can twist it in the light and see it if it's there. That's a terrible explanation of location but I'm sure a pic will pop up if you do a google image search. I took a good pic a year ago but I don't know where it is right now.
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 26, 2016 9:18:34 GMT -5
f3.... as dougader suggests, check for: * wear or peening at the bottom of the STANDING BREECH, the locking lug abutment. * the boss under the barrel that the locking lug slides in. * play at lockup.
A split bolt replaced the original single piece locking lug somewhere around 1978 (my recollection). A one-piece bolt suggests an earlier gun. Warren Center beefed up the WATER TABLE between 1977 and 1979 as a direct result of IHMSA competition. The T/C Contender became a silhouette mainstay from the earliest matches. With the slickest of all interchangeable barrel systems, the Contender was a natural for both PRODUCTION and UNLIMITED competition. A strong accurate pistol at a blue collar price, with fast lock time and an adjustable, clean breaking trigger. With one frame and two barrels the competitor was ready for three categories, PRODUCTION, UNLIMITED, and STANDING.
The SPLIT BOLT locking lug fits earlier guns and should replace an old one piece bolt. The two piece lug locks up tighter and requires less effort to unlock. DO NOT LUBRICATE the Contender bolt. It is meant to engage dry.
Octagon barrels desired by collectors fell out of favor with silhouetters, who wanted the steadiness and recoil reducing effect of the bull 10-inch (Production category) and bull Super 14-inch (Unlimited) barrels. Other improvements included better iron sights and more comfortable grips. My favorite stock for a Contender is the Pachmayr Gripper. The gripper is wide, yet not bulky, and has an air pocket in the "backstrap." David Bradshaw
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Post by contender on Feb 26, 2016 21:54:48 GMT -5
I don't think I can add much to the above info. It's all good. (PS: David,,, the Pachmayr Gripper is my favorite grip as well. I do grind a little of the rubber to fit my hands better.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 2, 2016 9:58:51 GMT -5
since the OP was talking rifle... I have one rifle barrel & several carbine barrels... my favorite stock is an old camo laminate Fajien thumbhole stock... with my carbine barrels ( & in particular my vent rib 16" 45 Colt / .410 barrel ) I can shoot rabbits on the run using a single hand ( shooting like a pistol ) using the thumbhole stock, yet shoulder it like a normal rifle...
other than that, I can't really add to the excellent info given above...
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Mar 4, 2016 9:13:17 GMT -5
With regard to pre-G2 contender actions I prefer those with S/N's of 195,000 or higher, because they incorporate all the various upgrades, or any stainless action, which also incorporate all upgrades. I also generally change the bolt on most barrels, to a split bolt.
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Post by cas on Mar 9, 2016 19:51:27 GMT -5
What problems should you look for when purchasing a used contender Spending lots of money on barrels.
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