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| Re: PISTOL SCOPE [message #35430 is a reply to message #35427] |
Tue, 06 January 2015 21:49   |
jamesgammel
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Location: Lovell, Wyoming
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TC's mounts for "rail mount" scopes fit every contender barrel. Especially the pistol scopes and barrels. If by "rail" you mean a weaver or similar yes as well, also any Burris, leupold, redfield, millet, Buhler,tasco, contender scope mounts. Most of the earlier barrels only had three drilled and or tapped holes, so you may not get to use one mount screw. the early T/C mounts onnly had three holes and screws, later changing to 4. I've seen those pix before, and don't see enough of the barrel (alone and dis-mounted) to know if your barrel is a three or four-holer, but suspect that more likely it's a four.
Jim
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| Re: PISTOL SCOPE [message #35456 is a reply to message #35448] |
Wed, 07 January 2015 16:30 |
jamesgammel
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You don't HAVE to. If it's a scope only barrel, it won't have any sights, front or rear, but does have the 4 holes at the rear for a rear sight or a scope mount. With no front sight it'd be stupid to mount a rear sight. Besides not all T/C's contender rear sights just used two of the 4 holes. The "saddle sight" from 77-83 used all 4 holes. The earliest (short sight) used THREE holes, the elevation adjustment utilized a third hole, the sight body the forward and most rearward. His barrel is an octagon with a long site which uses just 2 holes. The front sight is soldered on, so can't be any screws under it. The only place left is where the rear sight is to have a scope mount. It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure that's where the scope mount would mount, and therefore have to remove the rear sight first. The short sight had the mounting screws external to the sight body, all others except the saddle are hidden within the sight body. Remove the elevation screw is a common step, driving out the front roll pin on several exposes the mount screws. The latest rear, remove the elevation screw, and you may get both screws loose and out, and may not have to drive out the roll pin. Some long sites did it right, the platform had a shallow groove, so you could tip and remove to get the front screw out. Sucks they changed that feature.
Jim
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| Re: PISTOL SCOPE [message #35556 is a reply to message #35555] |
Fri, 09 January 2015 13:56 |
jamesgammel
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That's a long site, and all barrels that came with them (except early 44 hot shot) have 4 holes. You don't have to use a Weaver, you can use any other contender barrel base. Even the three or 4 hole T/C rail mount bases. I never use Weaver's. Take a heck of a lot off and trash em.
Jim
One caveat, we're assuming that that long site was the original site when it left the factory. If a used barrel, there's no guarantee of that. Wouldn't know unless I saw more of the barrel
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| Re: PISTOL SCOPE [message #35581 is a reply to message #35563] |
Sat, 10 January 2015 01:26 |
jamesgammel
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OK, REAR site: Take the elevation screw all the way out. There's a roll pin at the front of the sight. Flip the platform on that roll pin forward. You can see all the holes once that's up. There will be a screw in the front hole, the rear (4th) hole, the elevation screw was in the third hole; the spring between the third hole and up into a circular recess in in the bottom of the elevation Platform (That you flipped up). The second hole (if any) will be empty. Getting you to REMOVE the barrel is like pulling teeth.
Your gun appears to be in excellent condition, especially for it's age. Actually looks like it has seen very little use, if any. Very nice piece. Do you have any other barrels for it? If you don't mind my asking, how did you come upon it? Your gun was made when the longest barrel was 10 inches, the options being either octagon or round, pre super 14 era. The trigger guard is a second version, most notable by the triangular gusset just behinbd the top uo just under the frame, and the trigger travel stop screw behind the trigger in the trigger guard. There's a take-up adjustment accessed down through the frame when the barrel is off, rear left side. It would have shipped with the allen wrench for adjusting those. Second style grip and forend, a little easier on the palm when shooting the likes of the 357 and 44 mags, as well as the 45 colt, 30 Herrett and 30-30 than it's predecessor. No manual safety other than leaving the hammer sit on the hammer block safety. It'd be nice to see it wearing a period scope Which precludes using a weaver base. Thanks for sharing the pix.
Jim
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