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Thompson Center #19420770 04/30/24
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,856 Likes: 2 Lakewood, Colorado MickinColo OP Campfire Regular
OP MickinColo Campfire Regular Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,856 Likes: 2 Lakewood, Colorado	With Thompson Center rising from the ashes like a Phoenix, getting ready to manufacture guns again, what would people like to see them make first?

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Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420774 04/30/24
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,168 Likes: 5 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,168 Likes: 5 Southern New Mexico	The Contender in .30 Herret. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Thompson Center elkhunternm #19420782 04/30/24
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,429 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,429 Likes: 6 Idaho, USA	A Contender in the original flat side format would be my first choice as well. Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420785 04/30/24
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 26,679 Likes: 11 Blue Ridge Mtns-Smokey Mtns R Raeford Campfire Ranger
Raeford Campfire Ranger R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 26,679 Likes: 11 Blue Ridge Mtns-Smokey Mtns	A removable breech barrel for my Thunderhawk[knowing it won't happen though], so I'll just keep plugging along semi-old school. My Contender is GTG as it sits with the scoped .22mag FJB & FJT

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420793 04/30/24
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,425 Likes: 5 7 700LH Campfire Ranger
700LH Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,425 Likes: 5	S&W bought T/C in 07 apparently that hasn't worked out, what's changed now?

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Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420795 04/30/24
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,871 Likes: 5 Virginia V VaHunter Campfire Regular
VaHunter Campfire Regular V Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,871 Likes: 5 Virginia	Their muzzleloading rifles were the only ones that ever interested me. I have owned an Encore muzzleloader and a Triumph muzzleloader and both were well made. I think the TC Triumph was the finest muzzleloader ever made, and of course that is the one I would like to see them return.

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420813 04/30/24
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,648 Maryland C cs2blue Campfire Regular
cs2blue Campfire Regular C Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,648 Maryland	I did not know they were coming back in business! That's awesome! They need to continue to make the older equipment but, also come up with some newer products with some staying power. like the contender line in straight walled chamberings. That would be a good start.

Re: Thompson Center cs2blue #19420825 04/30/24
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,780 Likes: 5 Tyrone Campfire Outfitter
Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,780 Likes: 5	An Encore and a Contender in .360 Buckhammer like SSK makes would be interesting. Maybe a lot of people would like to be able to buy one straight from the factory in that caliber. Politics is War by Other Means

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420850 04/30/24
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,595 Likes: 1 North Magadonia J jimone Campfire Regular
jimone Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,595 Likes: 1 North Magadonia	10" 41 Mag Contender barrel. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420876 04/30/24
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,966 Georgia USA Chrome Campfire Regular
Chrome Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,966 Georgia USA	Would like to see a family of cartridges based on the .30 T/C. Efficient cartridges for 20" threaded barrels. .338 T/C, 7mm T/C, .257 T/C

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Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19420878 04/30/24
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,993 Likes: 7 USA J jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana
jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,993 Likes: 7 USA	Make the Contender as strong as the Encore, raising the pressure of the 30 Herret would be a good thing I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first

Re: Thompson Center Tyrone #19420928 04/30/24
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,674 Likes: 2 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter
pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,674 Likes: 2 Indiana	Originally Posted by Tyrone An Encore and a Contender in .360 Buckhammer like SSK makes would be interesting. Maybe a lot of people would like to be able to buy one straight from the factory in that caliber. I think the 360BH, 350 Legend, and 450 Bushmaster need to be in their initial lineup. I hope the BH is on the Contender frame.

Re: Thompson Center pointer #19421012 04/30/24
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,780 Likes: 5 Tyrone Campfire Outfitter
Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,780 Likes: 5	Originally Posted by pointer Originally Posted by Tyrone An Encore and a Contender in .360 Buckhammer like SSK makes would be interesting. Maybe a lot of people would like to be able to buy one straight from the factory in that caliber. I hope the BH is on the Contender frame. That would be so good, it would raise IHMSA from the dead! Politics is War by Other Means

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19421053 04/30/24
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,352 Likes: 1 Georgia 348winchester Campfire Regular
348winchester Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,352 Likes: 1 Georgia	Hope they don’t just resurrect the name and put them on another [bleep] AR platform. I have a contender I bought when I was a kid. A 357 max barrel would be one I would like to see but the 350 legend is very close to the same ballistics but you couldn’t shoot 38spl or 357 mag of course. A bowhunter at heart but a gun guy at soul. I'll take craftsmanship, wood and blue steel over plastic and composite any day.

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19421166 04/30/24
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,889 Likes: 1 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter
StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,889 Likes: 1 The RED part of MD	In recent years, a lot of states such as mine, have moved from slugs to straight wall rifle cartridges. It might be wise for them to make a 350 Legend and 45-70. I love the 350 Legend. On the Encore, the 45-70 doesn't really have that much recoil. Not nearly as bad as the 12ga Slug Barrel. I'll probably never shoot that 12g ever again. It used to kick my ass and the 350L is like shooting a BB gun. 350L from EABCo 45-70 from MGM "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: Thompson Center elkhunternm #19421192 04/30/24
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,281 Likes: 3 Sierra Nevada foothills Scott_Thornley Campfire Tracker
Scott_Thornley Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,281 Likes: 3 Sierra Nevada foothills	Originally Posted by elkhunternm The Contender in .30 Herret. One without about a half inch of freebore, and not in a five groove left twist barrel. What an utter disappointment that is. And as the barrel and frame were both parkerised, it's not like I'm going to split them up. But my .222 carbine barrel shoots lights out, ditto for the .22 Match carbine barrel. With my boys either left handed, or left eyed, it's the one long gun we all can share.

Re: Thompson Center MickinColo #19421223 04/30/24
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,787 Likes: 3 M mjbgalt Campfire Ranger
mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,787 Likes: 3	Would like a new contender

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