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As K.W. Thompson Tool began marketing Center's Contender pistol, the company name was changed to Thompson/Center Arms Company. [ 2 ] Originally the chamberings were on the low end of the recoil spectrum such as .22 LR , .22 WMR , .22 Hornet , .38 Special , and .22 Remington Jet , but as Magnum calibers took off in the 1970s, the Contender ...
Designed for use in short barrels, the resulting cartridge is more efficient and more powerful than the .30-30. Often considered one of the best medium game hunting calibers available in the 10" (25 cm) barrelled Thompson Center Arms Contender pistol. [8] [self-published source] [9] [self-published source].10 Eichelberger Long Rifle.
In 1958, the short-lived J. Kimball Arms Co. produced a .30 carbine caliber pistol that closely resembled a slightly scaled-up High Standard Field King.22 target pistol. The Ruger Blackhawk revolver chambered for the .30 carbine round has been in the catalogs since the late 1960s. Standard government-issue rounds reach over 1,500 ft/s (460 m/s ...