What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Percussion guns?

Ditt44 · May 30, 2024

To paraphrase my 2.5 year old grand-daughter... "All of them".

Renegade flints in .50 and .54
Cherokee in .32... if I could only keep one of them it would be this
PA Hunter Carbine, drool every time I touch it
Seneca in .45

I've bought and sold a few various TCs as well. The Hawkens are about the only ones I don't get giddy over.

Whiteoak15 · May 30, 2024

I love my 3 .54 Renegades but my .45 Hawken refuses to make five shot groups larger than three inches at a hundred yards with almost anything I put in it from the bench. It's lighter to carry also!

Rawhide67 · May 30, 2024

I've had one of each of just about every one. Whole collection at one time. Now, I have a Cherokee, a Seneca, and a buckeye carbine left. Can't seem to part with them.

Urban Coyote · May 30, 2024

Favorite Thompson Center models, huh?

.32 Cherokee double set trigger model
.50 PA Hunter Carbine
.45 Caplock Hawken

I've owned or own several other models and/or calibers for models. I still have examples of a few other models around.

It's a tough call but these are my favorites. My first was a .50 Caplock Hawken who I dated exclusively for a number of years so I should throw the old girl on my list.

Mousegunguy · May 30, 2024

Renagade 56SB was my first percussion long gun, and still one of my favorites

Muddly · May 30, 2024

Hawken and Renegade. I favor both equally.
The Renegade is a flintlock though.

Nicioli · Jun 1, 2024

I just own one, a .45 cal. Patriot pistol, regards Nicioli

MARK SPILLANE · Jun 1, 2024

DanL said:
What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Muzzleloading percussion guns?

Mine are the Cherokee, Seneca, Pennsylvania Hunter and the Patriot Pistol. All fine shooters and fit me very good. I have a Hawken and others but these are the "best" in my opinion..

MARK SPILLANE · Jun 1, 2024

My favorite Gun by far is the Thompson Center, Silver elite

nkbj · Jun 1, 2024

Relined to .458" bore / .470" groove with 24" twist.

towgunner11h · Jun 1, 2024

Silver Elite Hawken

MARK SPILLANE · Jun 1, 2024

DanL said:
What are your favorite Thompson Center (T/C) Muzzleloading percussion guns?

Mine are the Cherokee, Seneca, Pennsylvania Hunter and the Patriot Pistol. All fine shooters and fit me very good. I have a Hawken and others but these are the "best" in my opinion..

The silver elite is the best

MARK SPILLANE · Jun 1, 2024

towgunner11h said:
Silver Elite Hawken

I agree the Silver elite Hawkins is the best

Hermit Tim · Jun 1, 2024

MARK SPILLANE said:
I agree the Silver elite Hawkins is the best

I've never had one of those yet so can't speak from experience. But they do look nice.

waarp8nt · Jun 1, 2024

My first T/C was a .54 cal Renegade purchased new from the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO, I still have the box with paperwork and the American flag key chain. Purchased with credits from Chrysler to the Bass Pro Shop for being a new vehicle preparation manager.

Most proud to own T/C is a 25th Anniversary Hawken in .54 caliber. Couldn't afford a new one at the time as we were saving for our 1st house in 1995, but I certainly wanted one. Found this one years later at an auction, they didn't even have it listed properly so I bought it for a very reasonable price.

Favorite T/C is a Johnny Cash'd together.54 cal Renegade with hunter stock (single trigger), Hawken barrel and a Lyman flintlock. I converted it to flintlock a few years back with the help of a breech plug from Track of the Wolf. It has served me well, taken game and even protected me from a feral dog attack. I don't name my guns, rather simply refer to them by the lock mechanism or caliber, not both. This one has earned the name the ".54 caliber Flintlock".

Hermit Tim · Jun 1, 2024

What is the Buckeye carbine like? Pretty sure I've heard of them but I don't think I've ever seen one.

Rawhide67 said:
I've had one of each of just about every one. Whole collection at one time. Now, I have a Cherokee, a Seneca, and a buckeye carbine left. Can't seem to part with them.

Beaverman2 · Jun 1, 2024

My 45 cal Patriot, best pistol I've shot ever!

rusticbob · Jun 2, 2024

I have all hunting guns, no safe queens. My favorite T/C hunting gun is a White Mtn Carbine. Was a 50 when I bought it, but had a trashed barrel. Sent it to Bob Hoyt and he bored it out to .54 with a 1/48” twist. Light and accurate

Rawhide67 · Jun 2, 2024

Hermit Tim said:
What is the Buckeye carbine like? Pretty sure I've heard of them but I don't think I've ever seen one.

Buckeye carbine was put out by Cherrys Sporting Goods in Ohio (Ohio Buckeyes), via TC. Think white mountain carbine with a 2”shorter barrel. Came with a rear peep, and all round barrel. The one I have is the only one I’ve ever seen in person.

Hermit Tim · Jun 2, 2024

Rawhide67 said:
Buckeye carbine was put out by Cherrys Sporting Goods in Ohio (Ohio Buckeyes), via TC. Think white mountain carbine with a 2”shorter barrel. Came with a rear peep, and all round barrel. The one I have is the only one I’ve ever seen in person.

Ok thanks. That sounds exactly like something I have to find and add to the collection.

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