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  2. Thompson/Center Contender - Wikipedia

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    Barrels for the original Contender may be used on the later-released G2 Contender and G2 barrels may be used on original Contender frames with a serial number greater than 195 000. [ 5 ] The earliest barrels, from early 1967 to late 1967, were all octagonal with a flat bottom lug, and were available in only 10 and 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (250 and ...

  3. Thompson/Center Arms - Wikipedia

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    Thompson/Center Arms is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company was best known for its line of interchangeable-barrel, single-shot pistols and rifles. Thompson/Center also manufactures muzzle-loading rifles and was credited with creating the resurgence of their use in the 1970s.

  4. .30 Thompson Center - Wikipedia

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    The .30 TC (0.308 in (7.8 mm) x 1.920 in (48.8 mm) is a non-magnum that is somewhat shorter and wider than the .308 and .30-06. [1] The .30 TC has speed and energy equal to the .30-06. [7] All three cartridges weigh approximately the same, but the .30 TC produces less recoil. The case length of the .30 TC is 1.92 inches.

  5. United States v. Thompson-Center Arms Co. - Wikipedia

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    The legal dispute in United States v.Thompson-Center Arms Company arose when officials from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms contacted Thompson Center Arms informing them that the kit of the Contender Pistol that included a stock and a 16-inch (410 mm) barrel constituted a short-barreled rifle under the National Firearms Act.

  6. Pierce Manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    One of the largest fire apparatus companies in the US, it was founded in 1913 by Humphrey Pierce and his son Dudley as the Pierce Auto Body Works Inc., and concentrated on building custom truck bodies for the Ford Model T. The first production facility was designed in 1917 and enlarged in 1918 by architect Wallace W. DeLong. [2]

  7. Bond Arms - Wikipedia

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    Bond Arms Texas Defender with custom engraving and mammoth tusk grips Bond Arms was founded by longtime tool and die maker Greg Bond, in Granbury, Texas. Between the 1860s and the mid-1990s, derringers had largely gone unchanged in both design and safety, until Greg Bond added a trigger guard, invented the "rebounding hammer", retractable ...

  8. Texas oil and gas production records tumbled in 2023 - AOL

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    The Railroad Commission regulates the Texas oil and gas industry and tallies production reports submitted by operators. — Oil production hit a record 1.92 billion barrels in 2023, which was 51 ...

  9. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    Barrel nut Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR, Roessler Titan or Blaser R8.