Contender Assembly Notes - Cast Bullets For Beginner And Expert

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Cast Bullets For Beginner And Expert

SECOND EDITION, 2007 - Joe Brennan

Contender Assembly Notes

I took my Contender apart and couldn’t get the hammer, spring and pin back in.

Tim Pancurak at TC told me to call repair, I talked to Ron who told me how to assemble the contender hammer, spring and pin. Make a 3/16” diameter “assembly” pin as long as the hammer is wide. Put the hammer, spring and assembly pin together and into the frame. Push the hammer down with the thumb until the assembly pin lines up with the frame hole-then tap in the official pin, knocking the assembly pin out the offside hole. Almost easier said than done. I made the assembly pin out of a 3/16” brass rod I happened to have.

I took the Contender apart because it wouldn’t cock. After cleaning and inspecting parts and a little oil and assembling, it still wouldn’t cock. I called Ron, and in a few minutes he diagnosed the problem as the hammer hitting the stock/grip/wood handle. A few file strokes, and it cocks.

If you’re stuck, call Ron. He knows.

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