New Thompson Centers Will be on the dealer's shelves.

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One of my favorite firearms the TC Encore is now again available for purchase with updated improvements, I wish them good luck.

Al

 

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Pricing on the Thompson Center stuff has really loosened up and come down since the new company got up and running shipping new guns. As always when something is discontinued the scalpers charge ridiculous prices, I have seen Encore frames selling for a grand!!!, barrels the same, way over priced, everything now is starting to be priced realistically.

I have picked up a couple of rare caliber barrels and decided to try one of the new production frames for them, it is supposed to be improved somewhat over the older models, I look forward to testing it out.

Al

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Picked up the new production frame and stock yesterday from the Gunworks in Verona and mated it up with a 17 HMR barrel that wears a Bushnell A17 3X10 scope. My initial take on the new action is that it is of very good quality and the trigger pull is definitely better than the older models. This will be my first rimfire with the Encore platform and I can't wait to wring this barrel out, hopefully she will lay them in there as well as my Ruger 77 17 HMR.

Al

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I was asked how does one fire a rimfire cartridge in a center fire rifle? What Thompson Center did to solve the problem was chamber the cartridge a bit lower in the barrel which will align the rim with the firing pin, problem solved.

Al