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Posted: 5/5/2024 8:45:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SteveOak: I have an SSK-50 Contender frame. It is a very nice piece of work. My Super 14 in .44 Remington Magnum and .22 LR. 
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Posted: 5/5/2024 9:00:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeSearson: I think a lot of the tooling was repurposed from the start. I was taking a few S&W Armorer courses at the time and they said that Smith bought TCA solely for their barrel making ability and equipment. I have a feeling this new incarnation is not going to last very long unless we see a huge demand in muzzle loaders over the next few years. I don't think we'll be seeing many Encores and Contenders. I absolutely believe that because they staffed the TC gun portion of the company with some of the absolute dumbest motherfuckers I have ever dealt with. Marty from Haus of Arms is the guy that kept me out of a straight jacket back then when it came to Contenders. I only like old "G1" guns so I was always needing some part or another or I'd order a barrel and it would come with the wrong extractor...that type of shit. Thank GOD for Marty!!!!!! Gonna have to agree to disagree on that one, Holmes. There is a cult following that rivals Scientology when it comes to Contenders and also TC Muzzle Guns. |
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Posted: 5/5/2024 9:59:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JIMBEAM: Related question, if you had barrels in the following Group 1 .17 Remington .22 jet .22 Hornet .222 Group 2 7mm TCU 7-30 Waters 6.5 TCU .35 Rem 30-30 Which would you keep? I have reloading components for all. Seems to be a lot of overlap. Really depends on the barrel lengths... |
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Posted: 5/5/2024 10:21:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Not gonna lie....I am more than a bit Jelly! My Super 14 in .44 Remington Magnum and .22 LR. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23042/Super_14s_JPG-1314403.jpg Never shot a Contender in .22, gotta be absurdly heavy for the caliber-nut a .22 barrel is on my want list! |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 5:03:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Never shot a Contender in .22, gotta be absurdly heavy for the caliber-nut a .22 barrel is on my want list! |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:21:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By feetpiece: I'd rather have a footlong slamfired 10ga than a 45/70 pistol. There's just no reason for it than pain Click To View Spoiler It's not that bad. It's more tame than .460 smith |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:51:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryPart of me is appalled. At myself. For drooling over that. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:54:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MikeSearson]
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Gonna have to agree to disagree on that one, Holmes. There is a cult following that rivals Scientology when it comes to Contenders and also TC Muzzle Guns. Don't get me wrong. I'm a Contender/Encore fiend, myself. I just have a weird feeling about this, especially if they have to retool and if Lehigh/SSK now owns the Contender design. I've been in this industry for over 35 years. There's lot's of Cults (and I'm in more than just the TC one if you count 32 ACP, 10mm, 41 Magnum, P7, AUG, etc.) but they ebb and flow. I hope they do extremely well, but going back to your first point about their employees under S&W. Their marketing people hounded the magazines to get stories on them. I did this one and 2 others with my personally owned guns, fuckers never had anything to send out: https://www.offgridweb.com/gear/review-thompson-center-contender-as-a-multi-caliber-bug-out-gun/ I did this for Gun Digest, cool seeing my own gun/photo as a cover shot. 
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:54:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: They are exquisite in .22lr Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Originally Posted By shack357: Never shot a Contender in .22, gotta be absurdly heavy for the caliber-nut a .22 barrel is on my want list!  |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:44:31 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryThat is sadistic and demented. I love it. 
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:48:18 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SuperX925: TC Venture and Compass budget rifles were top notch. Please bring them back. My Compasses, in .308 and 6.5CM, are far more accurate than I'm able to take advantage of. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 5:19:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jason280: Really depends on the barrel lengths... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jason280: Originally Posted By JIMBEAM: Related question, if you had barrels in the following Group 1 .17 Remington .22 jet .22 Hornet .222 Group 2 7mm TCU 7-30 Waters 6.5 TCU .35 Rem 30-30 Which would you keep? I have reloading components for all. Seems to be a lot of overlap. Really depends on the barrel lengths... Good point, the 30-30 is 10” so it will probably go, I have some .22 jet reloads, once those are gone it will probably go. Also have a .223 so the .222 will go. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 5:48:51 PM EDT
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MS, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 5:51:24 PM EDT
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I used to want a Contender so bad.
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Posted: 5/14/2024 6:01:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By madmathew: FPNI. They need to start making realistically priced Encore barrels. This! |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 7:33:31 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ExFed1811: I used to want a Contender so bad. Then I found out how easy it was to swap barrels on the Savage action. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:02:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeSearson: Don't get me wrong. I'm a Contender/Encore fiend, myself. I just have a weird feeling about this, especially if they have to retool and if Lehigh/SSK now owns the Contender design. I've been in this industry for over 35 years. There's lot's of Cults (and I'm in more than just the TC one if you count 32 ACP, 10mm, 41 Magnum, P7, AUG, etc.) but they ebb and flow. I hope they do extremely well, but going back to your first point about their employees under S&W. Their marketing people hounded the magazines to get stories on them. I did this one and 2 others with my personally owned guns, fuckers never had anything to send out: https://www.offgridweb.com/gear/review-thompson-center-contender-as-a-multi-caliber-bug-out-gun/ I did this for Gun Digest, cool seeing my own gun/photo as a cover shot. https://img.discountmags.com/https%3A%2F%2Fimg.discountmags.com%2Fproducts%2Fextras%2F523889-gun-digest-the-cover-december-2022-issue.jpg%3Fbg%3DFFF%26fit%3Dscale%26h%3D1019%26mark%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2pzcy1hc3NldHMvaW1hZ2VzL2RpZ2l0YWwtZnJhbWUtdjIzLnBuZw%253D%253D%26markpad%3D-40%26pad%3D40%26w%3D775%26s%3D257184bca267afe555f4366d3646ab51?auto=format&cs=strip&h=509&lossless=true&w=387&s=7adccce4e22edd9493c4fd1ea6a5dfdf Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeSearson: Originally Posted By desertmoon: Gonna have to agree to disagree on that one, Holmes. There is a cult following that rivals Scientology when it comes to Contenders and also TC Muzzle Guns. Don't get me wrong. I'm a Contender/Encore fiend, myself. I just have a weird feeling about this, especially if they have to retool and if Lehigh/SSK now owns the Contender design. I've been in this industry for over 35 years. There's lot's of Cults (and I'm in more than just the TC one if you count 32 ACP, 10mm, 41 Magnum, P7, AUG, etc.) but they ebb and flow. I hope they do extremely well, but going back to your first point about their employees under S&W. Their marketing people hounded the magazines to get stories on them. I did this one and 2 others with my personally owned guns, fuckers never had anything to send out: https://www.offgridweb.com/gear/review-thompson-center-contender-as-a-multi-caliber-bug-out-gun/ I did this for Gun Digest, cool seeing my own gun/photo as a cover shot. https://img.discountmags.com/https%3A%2F%2Fimg.discountmags.com%2Fproducts%2Fextras%2F523889-gun-digest-the-cover-december-2022-issue.jpg%3Fbg%3DFFF%26fit%3Dscale%26h%3D1019%26mark%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2pzcy1hc3NldHMvaW1hZ2VzL2RpZ2l0YWwtZnJhbWUtdjIzLnBuZw%253D%253D%26markpad%3D-40%26pad%3D40%26w%3D775%26s%3D257184bca267afe555f4366d3646ab51?auto=format&cs=strip&h=509&lossless=true&w=387&s=7adccce4e22edd9493c4fd1ea6a5dfdf Middle gun is almost perfect . |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:34:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SteelonSteel: This! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SteelonSteel: Originally Posted By madmathew: FPNI. They need to start making realistically priced Encore barrels. This! Guy in my area has a table full at almost every gunshow, $200-$250 for blued, never asked on stainless. Contender and Encore both. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:39:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PaladinM1911: This guy will be happy, just in time for his NOLA hunts, https://www.imfdb.org/images/5/5c/HT-TC-4.jpg I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:44:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By PaladinM1911: This guy will be happy, just in time for his NOLA hunts, https://www.imfdb.org/images/5/5c/HT-TC-4.jpg I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. How? It is burned in my memory. Van Damme's accent was AMAZING |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:50:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DevilDog0402: I'd like one with several barrels especially a 10-14" 6.8mm SPC barrel. A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:51:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time. That would be about a perfect carbine for whitetail. 
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:52:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: How? It is burned in my memory. Van Damme's accent was AMAZING Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Originally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By PaladinM1911: This guy will be happy, just in time for his NOLA hunts, https://www.imfdb.org/images/5/5c/HT-TC-4.jpg I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. How? It is burned in my memory. Van Damme's accent was AMAZING "You still got that .30-06 I gave you for your birthday?" "No. A gator ate it. But I've still got your shotgun." 
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:55:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Never shot a Contender in .22, gotta be absurdly heavy for the caliber-nut a .22 barrel is on my want list! I have 2 .22 barrels. An octagon 10" and a 12" .22 Match . Both are a dream to fire. The 10" octagonal barrel has taken shit loads of squirrels. The 10" octagonal .222 Rem barrel has whacked so many groundhogs over the years. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 9:57:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: "You still got that .30-06 I gave you for your birthday?" "No. A gator ate it. But I've still got your shotgun." Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Originally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By PaladinM1911: This guy will be happy, just in time for his NOLA hunts, https://www.imfdb.org/images/5/5c/HT-TC-4.jpg I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. How? It is burned in my memory. Van Damme's accent was AMAZING "You still got that .30-06 I gave you for your birthday?" "No. A gator ate it. But I've still got your shotgun." The Ice-T version was better "Always check the barrel" |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 10:16:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: The Ice-T version was better "Always check the barrel" Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Originally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Originally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By PaladinM1911: This guy will be happy, just in time for his NOLA hunts, https://www.imfdb.org/images/5/5c/HT-TC-4.jpg I forgot all about that Van Damme movie. How? It is burned in my memory. Van Damme's accent was AMAZING "You still got that .30-06 I gave you for your birthday?" "No. A gator ate it. But I've still got your shotgun." The Ice-T version was better "Always check the barrel" Shoots a 12 gauge from what looks like 300 yards out-"That wasn't even close! You've never shot a big bore before?" Anyone who calls a 12 gauge a bigbore is probably carrying birdshot too. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:20:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal:
A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:39:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By craig24680: Fire up TCR/22 production again THIS!!! This right here would make me happier than a puppy with two peters. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:48:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MateFrio]
[#29]
My encore in 7mm-08
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Posted: 5/14/2024 11:49:20 PM EDT
[#30]
Originally Posted By 50cal: A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time.  Attached FileMGM does still offer 6.8 according to their website. This is my factory barreled 6.8 spc contender . |
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Posted: 5/15/2024 4:11:34 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 50cal]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoudLyle: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/493363/IMG_6465_jpeg-3214691.JPG MGM does still offer 6.8 according to their website. This is my factory barreled 6.8 spc contender . Hell yeah! And I have a Rex Silentium MG7 in ATF jail right now to go with it. May just SBR my Contender reciever. Just checked their website. The only 6.8 offered in the Build Your Own was the G2 version |
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Posted: 5/15/2024 6:48:10 AM EDT
[#32]
Wish them luck. I could use some more Contender barrels.
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Posted: 5/15/2024 7:50:42 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By DevilDog0402: I'd like one with several barrels especially a 10-14" 6.8mm SPC barrel. A Super 14" 6.8 barrel sounds cool as hell. I think MGM used to offer 6.8spc barrels at one time. You can order custom chamberings of common bore sizes. A .270 bore is a common offering at MGM, or at least used to be. I ordered a 14" 30-30 years ago and saw 6.8spc barrels offered. Should have gotten one at that time. I have one I had cut down to 12.5" and threaded. If I had to pare down to one single firearm it might be it. It's a SPC chamber 1/10 twist IIRC but I have ran plenty of SPCII level ammo through it without issue. |
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Posted: 5/15/2024 4:56:44 PM EDT
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About 30 years ago I watched a guy shoot a Contender in 45-70. I did not understand them back then and after watching that fireball and blast I was like what's the point. Now, 30 years later I would love to have a Contender in smaller cartridge as I now appreciate them for what they are.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 2:47:16 AM EDT
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Would love to have a .327 Fed Mag bbl. As I reload .32 S&W Long and H&R Mag. 16" 30-30 bbl would be nice too.
My 10" .357 Hot Shot bbl and 14" .41 Mag  Attached FileUsing the HotShot choke and Speer Shotcapsules can keep 6" pattern at 15 yds for squirrels in backyard.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 7:33:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Combat_Diver: Would love to have a .327 Fed Mag bbl. As I reload .32 S&W Long and H&R Mag. 16" 30-30 bbl would be nice too. My 10" .357 Hot Shot bbl and 14" .41 Mag https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/TC1_jpg-3215507.JPG Using the HotShot choke and Speer Shotcapsules can keep 6" pattern at 15 yds for squirrels in backyard. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32677/Squrriels1_jpg-3215508.JPG |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 7:56:36 AM EDT
[#37]
Their 10/22 clone was great. Hope they bring it back.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:03:29 AM EDT
[#38]
May have been asked and answered, but wasn’t it Contenders that was used in the final duel in John Wick 4? If so, caliber?
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:12:16 AM EDT
[#39]
IN before they just rebrand some imported guns and don't make anything they used to be known for.
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:13:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Combat_Diver]
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Oldgold: May have been asked and answered, but wasn’t it Contenders that was used in the final duel in John Wick 4? If so, caliber? Yes, 10" bull bbl .44 Mag IIRC  John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Final Duel Scene [Full HD John Wick 4 Scenes] |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:13:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Dominion21]
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T/C Compass was the topic of my only semi-memorable thread on Arfcom. I reviewed a .300 Win Mag Compass when they were selling them for $198 after the rebate.
My question was: could it really shoot sub-MOA for that price? And yes - yes the Compass really was a sub MOA rifle. T/C have always been masters of machining. Their tolerance-control in making Contender and Encores with interchangeable barrels is rarely matched in the industry. Just amazing. And made right here in the USA to boot. With the Compass, they leveraged nitriding technology to the extreme and paired it with their accurate but affordable barrels and a smart 3-lug bolt for a gun that punches way above its cost. Hope they come back with every line of gun, from muzzle loaders to Encores to Compass rifles and beyond. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 8:28:13 AM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By craig24680: Fire up TCR/22 production again This. Best 10/22 factory rifle hands down. |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 12:17:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By linuxgnar: This. Best 10/22 factory rifle hands down. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By linuxgnar: Originally Posted By craig24680: Fire up TCR/22 production again This. Best 10/22 factory rifle hands down. Bear Creek looks like they're making a HB 10/22 clone. |
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