Thompson center/contender ..any following??

[OlDeuce]

My TC was made in 1984 .........the trigger and guard are turning Plumb color .........

Ol Deuce

[Beerd]

Deuce,

Nice looking 'Tender. Now you can be on the lookout for some short barrels & pistol grips!

From the serial number list you posted it almost looks like some years they were on a quota system.
I can picture the shop foreman in mid November, 1989 saying "OK, we just turned out No 357200, shut 'er down".
The following year there was a shake up in management.

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[OlDeuce]

Deuce,

Nice looking 'Tender. Now you can be on the lookout for some short barrels & pistol grips!

From the serial number list you posted it almost looks like some years they were on a quota system.
I can picture the shop foreman in mid November, 1989 saying "OK, we just turned out No 357200, shut 'er down".
The following year there was a shake up in management.

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Hahaha that's what it looks like!! I have a 23' 30-30 coming and should be here monday ans all the scope mounting hardware also should be at about the same time!!! I need to go out the back door ant test the 22 for sure .........Ol Deuce

gotta see if the hammer works LoL

[OlDeuce]

Hi Deuce, Yes they are lots of fun. You have to be careful or you'll end up scrounging for barrels everywhere.
I have 223, 30-30, 309JDJ, 357 Mag, 357 Max, 357 Herrett, 45 Colt, and 45-70.
If you want a hot 30 cal, the 309 JDJ is fun to play with. Mine started as a 12" 30-30 and I sent it to SSK for a rechamber. It's a 444 Marlin case run partway into a 308 win die, then fireform to blow the body and shoulder out. It'll push 165s to 2400ish.

I'm afraid its going to get in my blood !!!! BTW the WW748 is working out slick 1600fps !!!
OL Deuce

[OlDeuce]

It's Here............23" 30-30 Brand New She looks perfect!!!

Ol Deuce

[pjames32]

I have 2 old frames and 2 remaining barrels. One is a 10" .223 rechambered to 22-250. The other is a 10" .300BS from Mike Bellm. Cases are made from a .307 Winchester. They both shoot extremely well and are not for sale. I've owned many barrels over the years. .357 max is a blast and you can shoot the shorter stuff. Welcome to the addiction! I've found a lot of stuff in pawn shops too.

[Geezer in NH]

Had three they were sold

[OlDeuce]

We are ready to get this on paper tomorrow !!!!!


Ol Deuce

[tdoyka]

my old man has a 14" barrel in 7x30 waters with a muzzlebrake. i think he got it in '92 or '93. he shot several deer with it. nowadays its a closet queen. his eyes got to bad to shoot the scope.

[OlDeuce]

Jokes on Me today.....................Went to do the sight in ...........target set at the 100yd mark ........... weather is /was perfect......
took aim ......felt good .......put a pull on the trigger ...........Nothing no bang no nothing.......
So it all came down to a weak hammer . I thought id was my loads so did a factory load and the same thing barely a mark on the primer!

She needs parts....... I'll keep ya posted

Ol Deuce

[rking22]

Your hammer may be clipping the hammer block. I have 2 first series frames one 1968 and a 1975, I bought the later new in 76. I have replaced the hammer spring in it once, was broken. Have had to detail clean several times due to the hammer block dragging. From memory, my primers looked like that with the latter condition. The broken hammer spring was obvious due to the very light pull when cocking. Disassemble clean and lube, you may be just fine. Enjoy, they are wonderful firearms! Thanks for the serial list.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

just for grins see if your grip screw is too tight

[OlDeuce]

Your hammer may be clipping the hammer block. I have 2 first series frames one 1968 and a 1975, I bought the later new in 76. I have replaced the hammer spring in it once, was broken. Have had to detail clean several times due to the hammer block dragging. From memory, my primers looked like that with the latter condition. The broken hammer spring was obvious due to the very light pull when cocking. Disassemble clean and lube, you may be just fine. Enjoy, they are wonderful firearms! Thanks for the serial list.

RKing.....thank you for your thoughts!!! I've got her apart right now and I can pick up on the hammer spring with my fingernail !!! so I feel she can use a new one for sure!!! I was really looking forward in putting lead on a target today!! Oh Well maybe next week

Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

just for grins see if your grip screw is too tight

Haha I was surprised no gorilla had worked on this before me ..... that was Cool!!!!

Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

Springs are ordered !!!!!

Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

I'm a happy camper got the weak spring issue fixed !!!!!


Ill post more of what I did to fix her up

Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

This is how the old spring look compared to the new one what a difference the spring made



Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

The trick was to use a dowel that fit the pivot hole perfectly ! that holds the spring in place while you place the hammer back in the frame


Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

The primer strike looks really good


With saying that it's time to order the 24'' Bull in .44Mag

Ol Deuce

[modified5]

Hmm, considering that ours are of similar vintage and I have no idea how many thousands of rounds have been put through this thing, I may need to order myself a pack of hammer springs.
Glad it worked out for you. Looking forward to a range report.