Talk:Thompson Center Arms Contender

Additional Images

Thompson Center Arms Contender with nickel and gold finish - .30-30 WCF

Thompson Center Arms Contender made in the 1970s with T/C scope and octagonal barrel.

Thompson Center Arms Contender with finger-grooved Pachmayr grips - .45 LC / .410 bore

Thompson Center Arms Encore Pro Hunter - .223 Remington / .308 Winchester

Thompson Center Arms Encore custom pistols with bull barrels and gold bead front sights, engraved by Melissa McMinn for John Wick: Chapter 4 - .44 Magnum

Discussion

Variants

I've noticed that there seem to be two distinct versions of the Contender - one with a larger, thinner trigger guard and thicker trigger (especially up top), like

this example,

and one with a smaller, thicker trigger guard and thinner trigger, like

this example.

Does anyone know if these are distinct/named variants? I can't seem to find any concrete info, though it seems as though the latter version is the current one - I can't find any evidence of the former on T/C's website, nor any examples of the former in more recent configurations (e.g. the muzzleloader variants). Regardless, if anyone has any info on what's going on here, it'd be much appreciated. Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 01:56, 20 March 2023 (UTC)