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Offline handi243

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contender sear problem need help
« on: June 20, 2012, 12:46:51 PM »
talked a good friend into a tender its a easy open g1 with a 22 barrel shot fine several 100 rds then would not stay cocked pull hammer back a it will not stay back. I pulled it apart and everything looks good except for the sear plunger will not come out of the frame i can push it down with a small punch but it will not come out of the frame. i pulled mine apart and the plunger is riding on the sear like its made to do any ideas? i called and got a spring and plunger from TC free thanks
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2012, 12:54:31 PM »
Check to see if the sear spring is broken.
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 01:09:03 PM »
spring will compress but will not come out of the frame
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2012, 01:21:10 AM »
It's a torsion spring. If you remove the crosspin that holds the sear in it will be free along with the sear. I had one in the shop last week showing what I think is the same problem you are describing. The spring looked OK, but once I removed the pin it was easy to see it was broken. Worn in half actually. I put in a new one and everything worked just fine.
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 02:08:17 PM »
i remove the sear and pin but the plunger and spring are still in the frame (hole) i am going to take a pic tomorrow and post it here that may help thanks
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2012, 07:12:39 AM »
You might also want check to be sure it's not just debry or burrs holding it up, but Nobade is on the right track suggesting worn or breakage otherwise.
 
BTW, it's a Contender, easy open vintage... there was no such thing as a G1 Contender.
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2012, 07:52:17 AM »
G1 Contender = Pet peeve. There are Contender's and G2's!

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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2012, 09:07:40 AM »
Actually, Thompson Center calls them Contender's and G2 Contender's.   ;D
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2012, 03:19:14 PM »
finally got the thing out was thinking i was going to have to drill it out but i made a small tool to finally yanked it out. spring looked good lot of trash. I cleaned everything out and polished the plunger ((had job small part) put it back in a works like a champ put about 10 rds in it no problem.
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2012, 12:38:09 AM »
Great! Glad you got it fixed. I still think we were talking about different parts, but that's OK if it works now!
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Re: contender sear problem need help
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2012, 02:40:49 AM »
Glad you got it, glad to help.   Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees... now days sometimes TC themselves can't either.   ::)
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