S&W never did anything with T/C, rumor was they bought the company for the casting division and the rifle making equipment. After owning T/C for years S&W announced they were closing it, can't remember when that was, late 2000's????

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tooling/machines about 2-3, maybe 4-5, years ago. Time seems to fly by now. But they certainly didn't do much with it. Prices have increased for since then and complete original Contender guns are actually finding buyers at the $800-1000 range. People are buying barrels for $450 before tax and shipping. SSK-50 frames might bring frame prices down, slightly, as they are going to have to sell for about $395 or so (in the near future)...

Sorry, you got me started. I don't think I'm the only one getting excited about Contenders again.

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TC went kaput, S&W let 'em die and no one wanted to resurrect them. Then SSK brought out their new "Cloned Contender" frames, supposed to be "New and Improved" and just started getting out to the folks who pre-ordered them way back when. As this and Leverguns are the only forums I tend to infest, I'd not heard about the SSK until friends on Facebook started chatting about them. Reports (so far) are uniformly positive. I've wanted a singleshot pistol for ages, but never had the shekels to procure one (still don't, but am saving up). Took at look at the CVA version (non-interchangeable barrels -IIRC) but nothing really tickled my fancy (their break action rifle, on the other hand, is a dandy- in 35 Whelen it's the only rifle that's ever managed to give me scope brow). So the Contender's dead, long live the SSK-50!

had one to show me when he came up for a visit. it looks promising. K50 (IIRC)

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