JONES”, LUG STAMPED “3D, EXTRACTOR WHAT’S INCLUDED: BARREL, BOX Most Contender barrels came off a production line. This one carries a signature. The stainless 10.5-inch. 357 Magnum barrel is engraved Custom Crafted For Larry Senger By J. Jones, the name behind SSK Industries and one of the most influential figures in American handgun hunting. The setup is built to shoot, not sit in a drawer. A Bo-Mar adjustable rear sight, the same name competitive shooters trust on match pistols, pairs with a serrated ramp front for a crisp, glare-free sight picture. 357 Magnum out of a 10.5-inch barrel picks up real velocity over a revolver, which makes it a capable whitetail and hog round inside sensible ranges, and it shoots. 38 Special for cheap practice. Jones founded SSK Industries in 1977 to build hunting handguns and cartridges, and custom Contender barrels quickly became the heart of the business. SSK changed hands in 2019, which makes barrels from the J. Jones years the ones Contender collectors look for, and a barrel engraved with his name and a customer’s is about as personal as they come. It arrives with its box. Very few people can own one that J. Jones put his name on. Custom work, match-grade sights, and a piece of handgun hunting history in one barrel. A serious Contender collection deserves an SSK, and here it is. Pin this barrel onto a Contender frame, settle the Bo-Mar onto a whitetail stepping out of the oaks at sixty yards, and squeeze off one. The buck drops in his tracks, and the barrel with J. Jones’ name on it just earned its keep.
