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Offline Smokin54

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Contender barrel warranty
« on: February 17, 2003, 04:45:58 PM »
I have heard that contender barrels have a lifetime warranty no matter who was the original purchaser . Is this true ??
As many of you may have read I have been having problems with a 357 Max . I did some more testing and suspect that I may have a chamber that is out of round , I have cases stick with starting loads to the tune of 1-2 out of 20 .and if I go above starting loads I might as well just forget it and carry a hammer. The accuracy also is poor at best .
Will Thompson do anything for this ????
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2003, 07:03:37 PM »
Waranty for life, send it back. They should make it right for you. As long as nobody altered it.  KN
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2003, 02:14:57 PM »
Most people would rate TC's customer service very highly.  Just be forwarned, if you send them a frame for repairs that had the trigger worked on by anyone other trhan TC, they will change it back to original factory specs.  They also tend to replace rather than repair.  
I sent a four digit SS Contender frame in for work and got back a new frame instead.  Wasn't happy as I thought the four digit might appreciate in value.  Same story for my four digit Thunderhawk, rather than make what I considered a simple repair, I got a new barrel.  Now I don't know about you guys but once I "blood" a gun i get rather attached to it and develop confidence in it and I wanted to keep the four digit serial numbers.
Now, with the new Thunderhawk barrel, I'm back to square one developing loads and getting that confidence back.
I've been a TC owner since 1984, and an ardent fan.  But in the last several years I've seen them slipping.  I hope they wake up soon.
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fix it
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2003, 07:54:11 AM »
the best way not to have any trouble out of a reloaded 35, 357 ,357 herret,maximum, or any  35 cal is to neck up to a .375 the carefully neck back down ,this is on new brass cause it is at the minimum and it stretches greatly.
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how to fix prob/with out using barrel as tomatoe stake
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2003, 07:57:41 AM »
i cant believe you are having this simple of problem and you have not read your manual,i found out for myself about the headspacing but then i just read alsost exactly what i told you out of "the complete reloading manual for thompson contender" you know the yellow book.if you would like exact instructions give me your email and i will scan the manual page and send it to you.
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Offline Lone Hunter

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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2003, 08:26:11 AM »
What does headspacing have to do with stuck cases.  I can see high pressure,  a rough chamber,or a out of round chamber causing it.  I don't see headspacing causing this. The 357 Max headspaces on the rim, so just as long as the cases are not to long how can that cause a problem? Lone Hunter
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2003, 08:50:17 AM »
DO NOT expand your 357 Max to 375 first. You will ruin the brass.
and you are right in thinking head space has NOTHING to due with the case sticking in your 357 Max.
Rough chamber ,maybe? Most likely it is pressure.
I would send it to TC and have them look at the chamber.
Tom
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