The Thompson/Center Contender Pistol: How To Tune, Time, Load, And Shoot For Accuracy [Paperback]

Charles Stephens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996

The Contender fills a specific need in the firearms industry: it is inexpensive, simple, versatile and very accurate. This easy-to-follow guide contains precise instructions for tuning, timing, loading and shooting, as well as ordering information for parts and accessories.

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About the Author

Charles (Charlie) Stephens' shooting career has spanned 40 years. He has competed in IPSC, NRA Action Pistol, Handgun Metallic Silhouette, Western and Cowboy Action Shooting, and International Single-Shot Scheutzenfest Pistol, winning hundreds of matches at the local, state and regional level of competition, while placing in the top five in several international and world-class events.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873648854
• ISBN-13: 978-0873648851
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,855,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 15 minutes of reading material, November 27, 1999

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Joe D "RealGuns.Com" (Raymond, ME) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Thompson/Center Contender Pistol: How To Tune, Time, Load, And Shoot For Accuracy (Paperback)

This is not a book, it's a pamphlet, and uses every high school student's tricks of word wandering to to fill up empty pages. The title has virtually nothing to do with the contents. 99% of the lists and illustrations are in your possession if you own a T/C and have the booklet that comes with it, or can be retrieved at no cost by requesting a shooters manual from T/C, or visiting the T/C web site.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of paper!!, February 7, 2004

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Norman Glitz "Norm" (Hamilton Square, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thompson/Center Contender Pistol: How To Tune, Time, Load, And Shoot For Accuracy (Paperback)

The useful information in this pamphlet could be reproduced on one sheet of typing paper, double spaced. Make that triple spaced. What drivel. He talks about "timing" a single shot pistol by assuring that you pull the trigger guard all the way open every time. It's almost impossible NOT to!!

The author talks about his minimal experience as if it's the grandest thing on earth. His repetion of drivel to fill pages should have been embarassing to him. He's apparently beyond embarassment. A high school kid stretching a paper this far would get a D for a grade. This is a minimal D.

Definitly recommend against this piece of crap.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why didn't I read the reviews for this book?, January 4, 2007

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Timothy Dwyer (Lees Summit, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thompson/Center Contender Pistol: How To Tune, Time, Load, And Shoot For Accuracy (Paperback)

As stated this is worthless. It is not a book but a pamphlet. I skimmed it in a minute before concluding I was taken. I don't know what the author was trying to accomplish. You can learn more from a 5 minute internet search.