Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.
You are using the old High Contrast theme. We have installed a new dark theme for you, called UI.X. This will work better with the new upgrade of our software. You can select it at the bottom of any page.
Anyone making their own barrels for Thompson Contenders?. The price of just a barrel on ebay exceed the value of the the pistol. Doesn't look like a difficult project. Am I right?
Are you in a position to heat-treat the breech portion of the barrel. Unless the locking lug is hardened I don't think you would get much of a useful life.
TC attaches the barrel lug by electron beam welding. I don't know what other vendors use, but it must be a precision weld with low heat loss into the barrel.
Several years ago, I made a 410 barrel for a Contender Carbine. I started with a ragged looking Contender Hornet barrel and an old H&R 410 barrel. Cut the Hornet barrel just ahead of the underlug and bored it out to accept the shotgun barrel which I had turned down. Silver soldered them together, making sure to heat sink the underlug. Some 1911 and Browning High Power barrels are made the same way.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.