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Contender Sights [message #39758]

Tue, 15 December 2015 06:31

Crubear
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Here are pictures of a Williams sight that was included on Super 14 barrels that TC started making for the Silhouette shooters. They replaced this with a significantly cheaper looking sight after a short while.

index.php?t=getfile&id=6725&private=0

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39759 is a reply to message #39758]

Tue, 15 December 2015 06:40

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The cheaper version

index.php?t=getfile&id=6729&private=0

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39760 is a reply to message #39759]

Tue, 15 December 2015 06:41

Crubear
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These were what you'd find on early barrels...

index.php?t=getfile&id=6731&private=0

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39761 is a reply to message #39760]

Tue, 15 December 2015 06:42

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Something TC sold for a while
index.php?t=getfile&id=6751&private=0

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[Updated on: Tue, 22 December 2015 13:51]

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39798 is a reply to message #39759]

Sat, 19 December 2015 18:37

Mr.Rabbit
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Excellent pictures that really help me identify what is what. Thank you.

Who made the cheaper version target sight? Is it a Williams as well?

Steve

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39799 is a reply to message #39798]

Sat, 19 December 2015 18:47

Mr.Rabbit
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-and there appears to be several different front sight styles. A cast piece that was soldered on, a machined blank that was screwed on with a pinned front blade. and another style that is screwed on that is nicely contoured, very aesthetically pleasing and has a dovetail for the actual sight.

What is the general age or generation of these styles. Are the nicely contoured ones an aftermarket sight or just an earlier factory sight.

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39810 is a reply to message #39799]

Sun, 20 December 2015 12:50

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I've got more pictures, there are a heck of a lot of different sights on Contender... There are three or basic types of front sights, I'll see what I can find for pics. The first are soldered on, the second are the standard screwed on, and the third are the ramped sights for the Williams/Silhouette.

Sorry Steve, I'm not sure which one you're talking about? The target sight was something you could by during the 90's (Wish I still had my Fox Ridge catalogs), I'm not sure if it came on a barrel or not. They were an option from the Custom Shop.

Honestly, I have all the barrels I want or could ever need..... wait, look, there's another!!

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39811 is a reply to message #39810]

Sun, 20 December 2015 12:52

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By the way, you CANNOT tell how old a barrel is from the sights on it. Sights had, and continue to have, a serious problem with walk-about and get swapped from barrel to barrel very easily.

Honestly, I have all the barrels I want or could ever need..... wait, look, there's another!!

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39815 is a reply to message #39810]

Sun, 20 December 2015 13:16

Mr.Rabbit
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Again, thank you.

I just got a super 14 barrel in 41 Magnum that has target sights (the cheaper version compared to the pics).

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39841 is a reply to message #39815]

Tue, 22 December 2015 13:17

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These were the standard sights at least through a good deal of the late 80's and into the 90's

The early 10" barrels and the permanent front sight.

index.php?t=getfile&id=6746&private=0

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39842 is a reply to message #39841]

Tue, 22 December 2015 13:18

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Somewhere early on, the short sight on the octagon barrel was replaced with a longer version

index.php?t=getfile&id=6748&private=0

If you look at the side you can see that it isn't a solid piece, and the sight screw isn't recessed

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[Updated on: Tue, 22 December 2015 13:50]

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Re: Contender Sights [message #39843 is a reply to message #39842]

Tue, 22 December 2015 13:21

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These longer sights were replaced a bit later by

index.php?t=getfile&id=6749&private=0

What made these a pain was you had to punch out the pin in order to get the sight off the barrel

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