Captainkirk
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Hello all, I own a T/C Contender, bought new in the late '90s or early millenium as a "hunter package" which included the case, a sling, TC Super 14 in .35 Remington with scope and rings. I've shot it very little since new, probably less than 100 rounds. One of the main reasons is due to the ejector. Cartridges load OK, but after firing and opening the action, the ejector pops the case out a fraction of an inch but won't let go. Grasping it with your nails usually doesn't work, or if it does, it's a struggle. I can slip a cleaning rod down the muzzle and tap the brass out, but it leaves gouge marks on the case head and long scratches in the brass. .35 Rem brass is neither cheap nor plentiful, so I don't shoot it at the moment.
It doesn't look like it would be a huge task to pop the roll pin and remove the extractor to smooth and blend it for a little more relief, but I'm wondering if the extractor could actually be bent? I've never owned another TC and I'm not exactly sure how the extractor is supposed to work? Does it just hand you the shell and say "Thanks, boss?" or is it supposed to kick it out past the extractor? Are parts still available, and if so, through whom?
I was watching a program on silhouette shooting this week and got all fired up about the TC, but playing with it again trying to eject spent brass was an exercise in frustration and has left me disappointed once again in what could be a really fun silhouette gun or hunting handgun.
Any advice/opinions? I can maybe provide some photos, etc later...
It doesn't look like it would be a huge task to pop the roll pin and remove the extractor to smooth and blend it for a little more relief, but I'm wondering if the extractor could actually be bent? I've never owned another TC and I'm not exactly sure how the extractor is supposed to work? Does it just hand you the shell and say "Thanks, boss?" or is it supposed to kick it out past the extractor? Are parts still available, and if so, through whom?
I was watching a program on silhouette shooting this week and got all fired up about the TC, but playing with it again trying to eject spent brass was an exercise in frustration and has left me disappointed once again in what could be a really fun silhouette gun or hunting handgun.
Any advice/opinions? I can maybe provide some photos, etc later...