[Elenya]

I've tried to explain to people on another site that a TC or XP would be easily concealable in a woman's purse; even with a bipod. A TC with Bipod can be broken down/folded into a small package, and the people I shoot with have competitions to 500 meters. I, of course, provide comic relief instead of competition, but even I do well enough to 200 meters with an open-sighted south-american budget wheelgun.

This Mom doesn't know anything about weapons, but I have a question: if a rifle is folded, wouldn't there be a problem with settings being slightly off when you put it back together before shooting? And if so, how much of a problem would it be for the shooter to aim accurately?

[Elenya]

You might be able to answer my post #919. Thanks

[Grampa Dave]

The Thompson Contender is not folded. It is a small pistol. We are talking about a small tripod attached near the end of the muzzle to hold and steady the TC while the sniper lays on the ground and aims at his next victim. It could be folded or removed in a second after the shooting.

Good Scope mounting with good Scope mounts should not get out of balance unless you have an accident.

They make laser sighting attachments to check on your scope and they could have one of these to check to see if the scope is still on target before the next shooting. They cost less than $100 and are easy to use.

[Cobra Scott]

It is not a rifle, it is a handgun. The barrel opens up like an old reak-open shotgun, and can be completely removed (the handgrip and trigger assembly from the barrel) for cleaning. The whole thing, assembled, is about the size of a long revolver, the length determined by the total barrel length, which can be 10" out to 20". The scope mounts to the barrel, so the whole package doesn't get any longer, just taller (imaging a pistol with a scope on it). Folding bipod legs can be mounted to the barrel, again, only affecting width not length.

Good point about the sight settings; I know shooters who are nit-picky about handling, insisting that the slightest vibration causes misalignment, and I know some who break theirs down and throw it in the case. Both types shoot far better than I can (which isn't saying much). It is possible to use a laser boresighter (a small inexpensive devise) to align the scope without firing. If the ammunition is consistent, the initial settings sould also be.

[Shooter 2.5]

I haven't read the thread before posting which is one of my rules but here goes:
Sights or scopes attached to receiver[the main blocky part] are only disturbed if the barrel is removed from the receiver. The barrel is the main item for accuracy. If the sights are on the barrel there is no problem. In other words, if the sights and barrel are attached permanently, the only thing that can go wrong is if the sight itself was moved.

A person could damage the barrel or the sights but that's obvious.

Thompson Contender pistols have the sights directly mounted on the barrel.