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Offline Lon371

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Contender Scope Base SOLVED duhh
« on: November 07, 2009, 12:50:23 AM »
 I know this is somewhere on the site. But I can not find it. I did look in the FAQ, could have missed it, but dont think so.

  I have an early model Contender with a .357 max 14" bull barrel. It has Iron sites. I recently bought a base from a forum member. Problem is the 4 base holes are spread out so far, there is no way it will mount in the holes under the rear site.  ::)

 Question is; do I need to have new holes drilled for a 4 screw base? in order to mount. Or is there a direct bolt on base for the barrel?  ???

Shortly After I posted this, I got the Contender out. I get nervous when I need to work on some guns, this is one of them ::)
Anyways, I got the mount out and compared the holes to the side of the rear site. Duh, So I pulled the rear site with shaky fingers. TA DAAA there is 4 holes under the site. And they do match ::).
 I now have a scoped T/C Contender  8)
I guess I should have pulled the site to begin with, like I said, was just scared to work on my baby ::)


Thanks for your help.

Lonny  ::)
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Re: Contender Scope Base?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 01:28:36 AM »
Hey Lonny,

I wouldn't have new holes drilled in your barrel unless absolutely necessary.  Call T/C and see if they know which base will fit.  And, if that's the scope base you bought from me, return it and I'll be happy to refund your money.
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Re: Contender Scope Base?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 01:58:04 AM »
Maybe you could check the numbers on the base and see if it is the correct base for a Contender.  Maybe and Encore?

Mistakes happen, but if the barrel is factory, I wouldn't know why the hole spacing would be messed up...

Good-luck...BCB
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Re: Contender Scope Base SOLVED duhh
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 09:12:04 AM »
I sort of wondered about that as the rear sight has to be removed but you didn't mention that you had done that...

I take the rear sight off and then put the springs back on place in the sight and tape the whole thing together, and place the sight assembly somewhere that I can find it sometime down the road if need be. That way nothing gets lost...

Good-luck...BCB
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Re: Contender Scope Base SOLVED duhh
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2009, 11:52:43 AM »
  Thanks for the replies guys. I did not remove the rear site until today. For some reason when i got the base, I held it up to the site. Looked like the base holes were spaced to far out(like the gap between my ears) Plus I only seen the 2 screw in the site and 4 holes in the base. Duhh you cant see under the site until removed. I guess you can say I had not only a brain fart, but a couple ::)

  On the upside, after a pot of coffee this morning and typing my plee for help. I got the Contender out again, and took the site off. What do you know it is exactly what I needed (thanks to Grumulkin )

 Now I have less than a week to get it sited in and hope 1 of the 2 loads I have worked up will work.

Lonny
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