ALL TC OWNERS - NEWS and a WARNING!

[Walks Alone]

Hey pard... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I think we'd have a hard time finding anyone who knew Tim personally who doesn't appreciate, very much like and respect him. In many ways he was "Mr. TC", bar none. My long friendship with him is treasured. Ken French was another "one of a kind" I was lucky to call a friend at TC for years. Unfortunately he passed away last summer, so I have thought about the 2000 SHOT Show a lot where Tim, Ken, Jim Henry and I spent a lot of time together. I crushed them with my opinion of the G2 protoype they handed me under the table for my take on it, but other than that it was 3 days to remember, and the last time all four of us were together in person.
WA

 

[rabjr]

He must have been the man we were greeted by when a friend and I drove up to the plant in the mid 80's. My friends Cherokee had a bad case of the splits. He replaced the stock while we waited and while doing so, did not like the looks of the ramrod and gave him a brand new one. I think we talked 20 or 30 minutes and never made us feel rushed, just seemed like one of the guys. Always remembered that.

 

[oldarmy]

They are closing the New Hampshire plant, along with a few hundred jobs.
Oh well, we can always import some guns from Italy or Spain.
Maybe, they "Remington" can out source the guns from China. Still charge top dollar and just bank the difference.
Never liked TC or Remington anyway and I used to live in NH.
As long as the muzzle-loading community still buys imported guns and think they are "getting a deal". This will continue.
With the collapsing dollar. the price of imported guns continue to rise.The current economic crises here causes the price of handmade American guns to fall.
Buy American made

 

[roundball]

They are closing the New Hampshire plant, along with a few hundred jobs.

There was already the announcement where S&W bought out part of T/C and moved/is moving that part over to the S&W plant in Mass.

It sounds like what WA was told is different from that...sounds like it might be another or the last remaining part of TC that's being rumored Remington is going to buy...can't imagine S&W would be selling the part they only just recently bought

 

[ken.clements]

As long as the muzzle-loading community still buys imported guns and think they are "getting a deal". This will continue.
With the collapsing dollar. the price of imported guns continue to rise.The current economic crises here causes the price of handmade American guns to fall.
Buy American made

The dollar / Euro Rate has been stabil for roughly 3 years.
Pedersoli has raised the prices over 400% in 9 years, with another raise in prices this year.

 

[Dave K]

To no one person in particular at all in this thread. No one said that the price of Pedersoli's was cheap. As a matter of fact, I personally think that T/C sidelock guns are getting real expensive for an over the counter gun. I feel mostly for the workers and the community that is going to suffer from this loss of jobs. When I it comes to parts, it will never be a problem. A few of my guns are 200+yrs. old. Warranty is long gone,so is the maker of the parts they were built with. But, we are Americans! We can find, make, find who can make anything, we need. It sure wouldn't crush me from a parts stand, that they are out of business. Now, just think of it. How many here have replaced their locks with a L&R lock and actually because of a coil spring that is hidden on the inside. How many now have a GM barrel on it. There are even companies making stocks and furniture for it. I can right now, have a "T/C" gun without one T/C part on it! I mourn the loss of jobs. The change in the lives of the area that supported the business all these years.The tax base that kept other jobs in the area. This isn't just about some unobtainium part, because there isn't any. It is about the people and it is happening all across America.

 

[nkbj]

I am very happy to have the TC/GM flinters and cappers.
Don't have a fast twist .458" bore flinter or percussion barrel for a Renegade yet. Gonna try to remedy that situation. Hope to soon try out some paper patched in the .50 flinter barrel just to see how it does. Haven't yet tried REAL's or maxi's in the .54 Renegade flinter. And never have yet gotten a TOTW full length stock to use with the spare parts and L&R lock for when that .577 flinter barrel comes in. And I'm still shooting in the excellent rifling Mr. Hoyt added to the .62 barrel for $65. And the GM .58 barrel still hasn't gotten around to having a cap popped through it. The 28" GM .40 barrel is almost just right (but it might get machined to be octagonal to round taper).
Mostly just a bunch of stuff bought used. Such a wonderful hobby that has been made so affordable. And so much fun awaiting.
Yeah, I like custom pistols and rifles, and I like flint and percussion GPR's. Actually bought a GPR brand new one time. And I like tinkering with Renegades too. If that TC/GM supply relationship is disappearing it will be looked back on as having been very special, unique and under appreciated.

PS,
Your right Dave K. It's happening.