+++++ Thompson Center Ion rifles +++++
- Thread starter weimajack
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I had one in 30-06. Shot very well and was well built. Pretty much a .75 MOA rifle with my handloads. There are some wood ones with extremely nice wood if you can ever find one of those. I had the Synthetic (I think it was a hogue stock) stainless that had a Cerakote finish. If I could find a wood blues one in the right caliber I’d probably snatch one up again.
I bought 3 short action models within the first year or so they were issued... because I was just getting into “builds” and they have a lot of good features. All were 308 Wins and shot about 3/4 MOA out of the box. I did rebarrels on two and used one as my main hunting rifle for a few years. Eventually sold all of them when I decided to do builds on aftermarket actions. I suspect they rank in quality among the top of the mid priced factory offerings of the day.
I broke a small chunk of wood off the back of the tang when bedding the walnut stocked model ... and contacted TC to fess up and ask to to purchase another —- they said the lifetime warranty covered everything and sent me replacement (albeit a laminated wood model) free of charge.
I broke a small chunk of wood off the back of the tang when bedding the walnut stocked model ... and contacted TC to fess up and ask to to purchase another —- they said the lifetime warranty covered everything and sent me replacement (albeit a laminated wood model) free of charge.
I had a wood stocked 7mm and a synthetic 22-250. I only have the 22-250 left now. I liked them both, they are well built and accurate. Triggers could have been a little better but that’s about my only complaint. One thing to keep in mind, if you buy a detachable mag model, it could be very difficult to find a spare one. Oh yeah, and it was nice to not have to buy bases when mounting a scope.
