Thompson Center Arms Contender

The Thompson/Center Contender is an American single-shot break-action pistol series, popular among hunters due their customizability and due the wide selection of calibers available.

Thompson Center G2 Contender 14" Target Pistol - .223 Remington

Thompson Center Arms Contender - .45-70

Thompson Center Arms Contender with black synthetic furniture - .223 Remington.

Thompson Center Arms Contender with Leupold M8-4x Extended E.R. Scope - .45-410.

The Thompson Center Arms Contender and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
Hard Boiled	Philip Kwok	Mad Dog	With Black furniture	1992
Hard Target	Lance Henriksen	Emil Fouchon		1993
The Frozen Ground	John Cusack	Robert Hansen	with a scope	2013
John Wick: Chapter 4	Keanu Reeves	John Wick	Thompson Center Arms Encore; engraved	2023
	Donnie Yen	Caine
	Ian McShane	Winston Scott
	Bill Skarsgård	Marquis Vincent de Gramont

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Notes	Date
No One Lives Forever	"Bacalov Corrector"	With scope, fires high-explosive rounds	2000
The Specialists		With optional scope and laser	2002
Contract J.A.C.K.	"Bacalov Corrector"	With scope, fires high-explosive rounds	2003
Cabela's Alaskan Adventures	".44 Magnum Single Shot Pistol		2006
Grand Theft Auto V	"Marksman Pistol"	Added with 2015 update	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades		Fitted with scope rail in lieu of ironsights	2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Bishai .50 Cal	Fitted with a non-removable scope, multiplayer only	2016
TheHunter: Call of the Wild	.243 R.Cuomo	Compatible with rifle scopes	2017
Last of Us Part II, The	Hunting Pistol	Has black synthetic furniture. Can be upgraded to change to wooden furnitire	2020

Anime

Film/Television Title	Character	Notes	Date
School Rumble	Oji Karasuma	Airsoft version
Fate/Zero	Kirtsugu Emiya		2011
Cowboy Bebop	Spike Spiegel	possible appearance, fictional single shot pistol	1998