Thompson contender

[contender buff]

Go with the calibers you like, they are all fun especially if you reload. Many barrels are like hens teeth these days and good luck with your endeavor.

 

[Tejano1951]

25-20 wcf is a fun caliber. Works well as a subsonic or supersonic.

 

[gemihur]

I happened on a 25-35 and really like it.
A bit of a PITA to form brass but learned about the necessity of annealing.

 

[gemihur]

Country boy, if you reload you should look into one of the Herrett barrels
They can be loaded mild to wild!

 

[TipBledsoe]

30 Super Chicken?

 

[wakosama]

22lr, 10".

 

[HKSig]

.22LR and .30 Carbine with a Lobo 3x scope.

 

[MTA]

I happened on a 25-35 and really like it.
A bit of a PITA to form brass but learned about the necessity of annealing.
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358 alpo? Is that what the ATF uses to gun down scruffy?

 

[HKSig]

.22LR and .30 Carbine with a Lobo 3x scope.

@benenglish You loved this? You said you hate (or something along that line) Contenders.

 

[benenglish]

I loved the recommendation. If you own a T/C, it's mandatory to have a .22LR barrel. And .30 Carbine is a truly sweet round from a 10" bbl.

I still hate T/C Contenders for all the reasons I've outlined in the past. But for folks who like them I'm happy to recognize when someone posts sage advice.

 

[HKSig]

I still hate T/C Contenders for all the reasons I've outlined in the past. But for folks who like them I'm happy to recognize when someone posts sage advice.

I won't say I have any sage advice, but I did get a (small) kick out of the .30 Carbine barrel. It goes along with my .30 Carbine Blackhawk and M1 Carbines.
I reserve the right to tease you about Contenders, but I probably won't do it.

 

[striker55]

I had a Contender in 357 maximum, I was afraid of reloading bottleneck cartridges. Once I got past that I got a Remington XP-100.

 

[country_boy]

Country boy, if you reload you should look into one of the Herrett barrels
They can be loaded mild to wild!

I do, its my main hobby. Yes I looked at the 30 herrett Ill probably pick 1 up at some point.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Don't know why this in the Semi Auto section but here we are.
So...... look at my add in the accessories and ammo forum for T/C parts.

 

[jmohme]

Don't know why this in the Semi Auto section but here we are.
So...... look at my add in the accessories and ammo forum for T/C parts.

I agree. We all know that a Contender is full auto. Pull the trigger once and every round in the gun goes off!

No matter where you put them, I love my Contenders!

 

[benenglish]

Don't know why this in the Semi Auto section but here we are.
So...... look at my add in the accessories and ammo forum for T/C parts.

It's easy enough to get a mistake like that corrected. You just hit the report button. I'll consider your post as a report. And I'll let the owner know we don't have a single-shot pistol sub-forum.

 

[Mohawk600]

I had a Contender in 357 maximum, I was afraid of reloading bottleneck cartridges. Once I got past that I got a Remington XP-100.

XP-100 ooooooohhh......aaaaaaahhhh
I want one

 

[Gordo]

A 10" TC in .221 Fireball makes cleaner holes in 1/4" steal than an electric drill.
and it's a lot quicker

 

[benenglish]

XP-100 ooooooohhh......aaaaaaahhhh
I want one

There are plenty of orphans out there. Lots of XPs were bought for silhouette shooting but that sport is mostly dead. From those days, many XPs went into closets and have sat there for decades.

If you really want one, post a WTB ad in the classifieds. You may get a hit.

Tangentially related - I'm surprised at the prices on Gunbroker. For pistols that have actually sold, sale prices are all over the place. With a quick look, I see factory configurations going for $650 to $1500. Weird.

For pistols that haven't sold, asking prices are typically astronomical. That's not weird.