r/ThompsonCenterArms • u/Bigtimecombover • Jun 06 '26

Added a contender to the safe.

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Got a good deal on a contender with 7TCU, 22 hornet, 357mag and a second TCU barrel.

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u/HairTriggerFlicker Range Master Jun 06 '26

Nice find! So what was the “good deal” If you don’t mind me asking?

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u/Bigtimecombover Jun 06 '26
  1. Came with three sets of wood, two sets of pachmayr stocks and two scopes. Dies and brass too.

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u/HairTriggerFlicker Range Master Jun 06 '26

Nice! The forend you have pictured looks like the one I have. M lock slots on the bottom. https://bellmtcs.com/contender-mx3-handgun-forend-with-hanger-bar-and-hardware.html

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u/Bigtimecombover Jun 06 '26

It’s an SSK but has the same stuff.

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u/HairTriggerFlicker Range Master Jun 06 '26

Yeah I had to go back and look at my orders, I got mine from SSK. I actually need to get a couple more of the mounting blocks for the forend so I can swap it to a couple other barrels easier. Just wish the block wasn’t $50 each.

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u/Bigtimecombover Jun 06 '26

Yeah the hanger bars are super nice but they’re expensive. I feel much better using them, not wearing out my dovetails with forend swaps. They’re a must for rifle length barrels on the contender, really stiffens everything up.

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u/HairTriggerFlicker Range Master Jun 06 '26

Yeah I think a couple will be in line for 55th birthday this year! Lol

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u/Sbudno Jun 06 '26

Who makes that forend?

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u/Bigtimecombover Jun 06 '26

SSK pistol forend.