I was at the range today sighting in and I had a few rounds that didn`t close in easily into the rifle and then the hammer would not cock. What am I doing wrong. Most of my rounds worked fine

Don't have the answer but what is shooting that thing like? Since I have an Encore already it would be a cheap way to get into that cartridge.

Its great I put an extra limbsaver recoil pad on the stock and yes the kick is big but it doesn`t hurt at all to shoot even off the bench. I would recommend it to any one. I love shooting it and i`m taking it elk hunting tomorrow. Just make sure you are willing to pay $$$ for the brass. Yesterday I shot a 4 shot 1 inch group at 100 yards.

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Its great I put an extra limbsaver recoil pad on the stock and yes the kick is big but it doesn`t hurt at all to shoot even off the bench. I would recommend it to any one. I love shooting it and i`m taking it elk hunting tomorrow. Just make sure you are willing to pay $$$ for the brass. Yesterday I shot a 4 shot 1 inch group at 100 yards.

Awesome! Thanks for the info, I know the brass and dies are expensive but the barrel is a lot cheaper than buying or building a rifle in .416 so I figure that will off set the cost of the brass. I got into casting a little over a year ago, so I figure I can cast most of my bullets as well.

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I had a few rounds that didn`t close in easily into the rifle and then the hammer would not cock.

Just a guess on my part but it sounds like a couple of rounds were not sized properly (including possibly long neck length) for your chamber or the bullet was not seated deep enough and the COAL is to long. On slightly over size cartridges it’s easier to squeeze the cartridge into the chamber with bolts and falling block guns than it is with a break action. If your TC action isn’t fully closed and snapped into place, the hammer will not cock.

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If your TC action isn’t fully closed and snapped into place, the hammer will not cock.

Yep, Contenders are the same. You should really size very preciseley to get the best accuracy and function out of the break open Thompsons.


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Thanks mickincolo and jtex I appreciate the help. And good choice taylorce1 I'm sure you'll enjoy shooting it