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A-37
I'm looking for a 21" .22LR barrel and see ads for two types: .22LR and .22LR Match. What's the difference with respect to dia., weight, etc. Do both barrels come with sights? Will these carbine barrels fit my old Contender frame? Ed
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  • gonepostal
    match will be the same cartrige and dia.,just the barrel grooves are better cut for accuracy ,and harder steel ,most barrels come with sights ,but not as a rule

    21" is not carbine barrels ,16"=carbine , i would go with the 14"if what you have is a tc/contender pistol ,it is a pistol not a rifle ,you will be fine with the 14" ,unless you have a rifle stock

    yep its me ,same one for 4 years now
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  • A-37
    Thanks for the info. I just bought a T/C Contender (carbine?) with a 21" .223 barrel and thought I'd pick up a .22LR barrel, too.
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  • Contender Man
    Chamber tolerances and leade are closer tolerances on Match. I know of no difference is steel content or quality.

    If your buying at "auction" note wheather the iron sights are there or have been taken off and a scope mount installed.

    I would suggest that you get one w/ the open (iron) sights as the barrels are all drilled and tapped to accept scope bases, such as the Weaver 92a, and then you can or could mover the open sight to the forward (scout) position and put a 92a in the rear set of holes, use high, see through rings and have best of both worlds.

    Price used for "match" figure $180-200 and for NIB figure $200-225+ with some +/- for regional prices swings.

    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • A-37
    Okay, good info. Any comments on whether or not a Contender with a 21" barrel is a carbine (with shoulder stock, of course)?
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  • Kdub
    They are called "carbine" barrels, and that's what I've called the ones I have.

    Keep off the Ridgeline
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  • gonepostal
    a true carbine barrel is 16"'s

    but some companies adapt names for use ,just like bull barrels ,now mean any length round thick barrel ,instead of old school 5 1/2"

    have you ever seen a m1 .30 carbine with a 21" barrel? , this is where it got its name

    yep its me ,same one for 4 years now
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  • Contender Man
    Don't go "postal" on me, but the term "carbine" has been around for a very long time ... it came from an era when rifles had very long barrels and the shorter barreled rifles used by mounted troops were called Cavalry models or carbines.

    Without a protracted splitting of "hairs of length" 16-18 inches is, today, often what is considered "carbine" much over that and it is "rifle". then you have my full stock "Douglas" with a 42 inch barrel and 5 foot+ overall length ... I call that one a "long gun".[:D]


    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • A-37
    Contender Man,

    Is that 42" barrel on a Contender?! If so, maybe you can post a photo of it.
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  • gunnut505
    ContenderMan- what caliber is that puppy?
    Next question- you don't hunt the mountains with that, do you?
    Last question- couldn't decide between the 40" and the 44"?

    If you know it all; you must have been listening.<br>WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
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  • Contender Man
    A-37; No it is not a Contender. It's a full stocked muzzle loader.

    Gunnut505; It's a 40 cal., I don't hunt w/ it, have other "smoke poles" for that. As for length ... it's a balance thing. Want to see a pic of it drop me an email.



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