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Old 04-28-2022, 07:37 AM   #111
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Default Re: Thompson/Center Contender as a takedown rifle

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Originally Posted by ajardoor View Post
I remember someone reading a novel written around late-1990s on a different forum, where an assassin uses a Contender to murder a senator. The assassin does indeed use the Contender's easy assemble-dissemble to conceal it (along with a prepared change of clothes and hat and hairstyle, IIRC). I think the assassin hid the dissembled Contender parts under her shirt, along her back.
I love scenes like that, which highlight the preparation and knowledge of skilled characters. Part of having high adventuring skills is knowing exactly what equipment is needed for a given task, even a task with a very esoteric set of requirements.
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