Super 14 barrols

[plugger]

Hi....new guy here and a recent G 2 pistol owner. I always wanted to start a TC collection and have been reading for a while. My G2 has a Bullberry 17 Remm on it with a scope. Ammo is around but scarce. I have what may seem to be a dumb question.. Is a Super 14 barrel always a Contender barrel and what makes it Super. Thanks

[Richard P]

T/C used the words ''Super 14'' on their 14'' barrels when they were introduced.  They were/are ''Super'' because they were 4'' longer than existing 10'' barrels.  They also used ''Super 16'' when they brought out 16'' barrels.  However I dont recall any such fanfare applied to 21'' barrels.  Maybe I missed those.  Welcome to the wonderful world of parts collecting. 

[plugger]

Thanks, if I see a super 14 for sale I guess I should make sure it is for a G 2 if the ad does not say contender. I saw a few on another site and wondered about that.

[cheapshooter]

T/C used the words ''Super 14'' on their 14'' barrels when they were introduced.

So if it's a 14" T/C barrel, and doesn't say "Super 14" is it a newer barrel?

[Ladobe]

With standard production TC factory barrels, a 14" would be a Contender barrel (15" for mid length Encore barrels).   Fox Ridge barrels could be any configuration and length, but would still be easy to tell whether they are Contender or Encore. 
 
From memory without digging out my data base, Super 14 was a marketing moniker added when they went from the type 4 to type 5 14" barrels (so the early 14" wouldn't have been marked Super 14).   The type 4 barrels have a flat base recoil block, the type 5 barrels a stepped base.   The Super 16's are tapered barrels, and use a different forend than the Super 14" does.   The early 16" barrels only had one forend mounting screw, later ones had 2 and were a different (wider) spacing than the 2 on all the 14" barrels.
 
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[spinafish]

all barrels will (or should) work with either G-2 frame or the older ones..except for the g-2 muzzleloading barrel.

[plugger]

Thanks;
 
I like the wealth of information you get from this forum and the experience you people have is helpful for a new guy like me. " barmaid!! another round on me " P.S. I really know how to spell barrel

[jbj-displays]

Plugger,
I warn you that once you buy one they turn into a volt full in a hurry!