The original Thompson Center Contender® is light, thin, and the most versatile firearm ever made.  Warren Center designed a masterpiece and Ken Thompson provided the manufacturing expertise to bring that masterpiece to market.

Over fifty years and 580,000 guns later, we have updated this work with modern manufacturing materials and processes making the gun stronger and more precise than the original.  The SSK-50 is a continuation of the original design with complete cross compatibility with the Contender® in barrels and components.

This receiver is compatible with Thompson Center/SSK G1/G2 Contender® barrels post TC Generation 1.  The SSK-50 receiver is not compatible with TC Generation 1 barrels.  Due to other barrel manufacture’s variation from TC dimensional specifications, we can not assure fitment to these manufacture’s barrels.