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Killed quite a few deer with my tc impact......paid $179 for it on a sale many years ago.Thompson center is no longer going to make the Triumph or Impact SB muzzleloaders. Sad day.
It was a sad day when they were bought out.
Those guys in Rochester were top notch.
I hunted for years with my Hawken and upgraded to an Omega a few years ago which I love.
Buy a TC Hawken. You can get a replacement barrel for cheap.So what's the next best New England deer American made muzzleloader? Asking for a friend...
Both of them put plenty of meat in the freezer.Both guns are "dead nuts" accurate. They still amaze me. My dad gave me the Hawken kit when I was 10 years old. We both built our Hawken rifles and had the barrels blued. He would always hunt with mine, because it was more accurate. Still have them, just don't shoot them anymore. (The cleaning process) The "Omega" is also unbelievable. Bought mine over 10 years ago. Not sure about todays "muzzleloaders" though. If someone has a used Omega in good condition, jump on it...
I have one, lightly used , light target loads only ……considering letting it goBoth guns are "dead nuts" accurate. They still amaze me. My dad gave me the Hawken kit when I was 10 years old. We both built our Hawken rifles and had the barrels blued. He would always hunt with mine, because it was more accurate. Still have them, just don't shoot them anymore. (The cleaning process) The "Omega" is also unbelievable. Bought mine over 10 years ago. Not sure about todays "muzzleloaders" though. If someone has a used Omega in good condition, jump on it...
Thompson center is no longer going to make the Triumph or Impact SB muzzleloaders. Sad day.
Still available for sale? Looking for a first for my sonI have one, lightly used , light target loads only ……considering letting it go
From the best movie evah: "He was looking for a Hawken gun, .50 caliber or better. He settled for a .30, but damn, it was a genuine Hawken, and you couldn't go no better."
Hi PreBanMan,I have the TC Triumph and I like it well enough. I have the camo finish and the finish is not very durable. I wish I got the stainless and Duracoated it myself. I am sad that they'll be discontinuing it though.
I'm not head over heels in love with mine, but it does the job well enough. I wish the scope mounts were a little more forward so I could get some more eye relief out of it too. Loads over 100 grains of BH 209 kick like a mule. The option for another inch of eye relief would be appreciated. I've got my scope as far forward as it will go in the rings.
I like the recoil pad. It helps.. I also like the fit. It feels like it fits a person my size very well.
But thi is how it goes... out with the old and in with the new and "improved"...
This reminds me I need to get some more power belts...
Loaned my omega to my brother for nh muzzleoader season and he took his first dee with it. I own the omega and 2 impacts for the family for Deer season. Have to say given the choice I grab my impact for the woods over the omega....equally as accurate as the omega......way lighter.....and the break open action is much easier to put primers on than the omega with cold hands and a scope on it.The Omega is getting loaded up today .
Muzzle loader starts Monday.
Yeah I'm glad I bought 2 of em when they were under $200.It"a shame really. I love my TC Impact and sad to see them go.
Never tried the impact .Loaned my omega to my brother for nh muzzleoader season and he took his first dee with it. I own the omega and 2 impacts for the family for Deer season. Have to say given the choice I grab my impact for the woods over the omega....equally as accurate as the omega......way lighter.....and the break open action is much easier to put primers on than the omega with cold hands and a scope on it.