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My Contender WON'T Open Easily [message #39975] Tue, 29 December 2015 11:16 Go to next message
Crubear is currently offline  Crubear
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Wishing I had one to work with, but here goes.... If you own a Contender and buy barrels you will eventually hit a combination of frame and barrel that is hard or next to impossible to open.

Generally, this is caused because you picked up a barrel with what is known as a single piece locking lug. There were/are different versions made, but they amount to the same thing. (two on the left are single piece)
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The first thing to try is swapping the locking lugs from another barrel. Amazingly enough, sometimes just the swap will work with both barrels.

If that doesn't work, give TC a call. They will require you to send in the frame and the barrel, but they pay for the whole thing.

IF THIS HAPPENS WITH A BARREL THAT'S WORKED IN THE PAST --->
1) Clean the frame -- Remove the trigger group then clean and lubricate the internals
2) Clean the barrel
-- Remove the locking bolts, clean and lubricate, then clean and lubricate the channel.
-- While you're at it do the same thing for the extractor.

Either something got bound up or something broke.
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Honestly, I have all the barrels I want or could ever need..... wait, look, there's another!!

[Updated on: Wed, 22 July 2020 11:12]

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Re: My Contender WON'T Open Easily [message #47563 is a reply to message #39975] Fri, 10 February 2023 13:59 Go to previous message
gemihur is currently offline  gemihur
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Also a consideration might be dressing the bolts that you have
https://i.postimg.cc/L816dNj9/bolt-dressing-x-sm.jpg
Don't use a file, use a stone, like one you'd sharpen knife blades
You can't put it back!


Think twice...shoot once.
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