Will a TC Encore barrel fit a contender?

Blued or stainless barrels are readily interchangeable. removing the forend, tipping the barrel open and tapping out the hinge pin. All Contender® barrels will fit; blued and stainless barrels are interchangeable.

Who makes Thompson Center Contender barrels?

Here at Match Grade Machine, our machinists have been specially trained to produce the finest custom gun barrels on the market. Specializing in Thompson Center Contender Barrels and Thompson Center Encore barrels. These machinists can produce the best custom built TC Contender barrels on the market.

Will a G2 barrel fit a contender?

G2 CONTENDER® Compatibility with old-style Contenders. The G2 CONTENDER® frame will accept all Contender® barrels and their corresponding forends (except the Herrett forend). Blued or stainless barrels are readily interchangeable.

What is the difference between a Thompson Contender G1 and G2?

G2. The original Contender is now known as the generation one (G1) Contender and was replaced by the G2 Contender in 1998. The new design is dimensionally the same as the original Contender, but uses an Encore-style trigger group.

Are MGM barrels good?

MGM does make the very BEST of gun barrels by far . The gun shoots GREAT now! Better than it ever did! The barrel doesn’t hang up on anything, brass ejects just fine, no lock up problems, it all works great!!!

How many barrels does a Thompson Contender have?

One of the world’s most versatile firearm platformsoffers a variety of options for handgun hunters. In 1967, Thompson/Center offered the first Contender: a single-shot, hammer-fired pistol that could be easily converted to a rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader.

Who makes rifles with interchangeable barrels?

The Thompson Center Encore Pro Rifle is a single-shot, break-action firearm. It’s also a switch-barrel rifle, meaning the barrel is interchangeable. Any Encore barrel will fit, which lets you customize the gun to fit any need.

What is the difference between a Thompson Contender g1 and G2?

Do they still make Thompson contenders?

With simple barrel interchangeability, time-proven long range accuracy and adaptability between rimfire and centerfire, the versatility of the G2 Contender is unmatched by any other interchangeable platform in the world….Rifle Barrels.