T/C Triumph with a bad barrel

BIG.PAUL · 12-26-2008, 06:51 PM

Has anyone heard of a bad barrel on the new T/C

MOEncore · 12-26-2008, 07:17 PM

Never heard of that happening, but in this world anything is possible.

T/C has great service AND warranty.

http://www.tcarms.com/customerService/returns.php

Panhandle · 12-26-2008, 07:22 PM

Clue us in. What's bad about it?
Zen

MOEncore · 12-26-2008, 08:17 PM

By The Way...Welcome to the Forum.

dphobby · 12-27-2008, 07:36 AM

My buddy had a triumph with a bad QLA and they sent him a new rifle

BIG.PAUL · 12-29-2008, 09:16 PM

After putting the about 40-50 rounds through my new triumph the barrel cracked all the way around the inside and put a buldge in the barrel about a 1/16 of an inch about halfway down the barrel. the last shot I took with the gun it shuttered like mad when I fired it off.

spaniel · 12-29-2008, 09:38 PM

More details....this is NOT normal on any brand...what did you have it loaded with?

Panhandle · 12-29-2008, 10:17 PM

Whoaaaaa! That's not good!
Zen

Underclocked · 12-29-2008, 11:41 PM

Big Paul, you need to give more detail. What load were you using... were you swabbing between shots... what were the circumstances when you encountered the failure (hunting, target shooting, ?)... had the rifle been plugged by snow, mud, or debris...whut?

Do I understand you shot the rifle again AFTER noting the bulge in the barrel?

BIG.PAUL · 12-30-2008, 08:24 AM

We were mapping out bullets and loads for next years elk hunt. The loads ranged from 90g to 130g of 777 lose powder, and we were using 777 primers.
the bullets we shot that day were T/C's Maxi hunter in 350g, Hornadays Great Plains in 385g and Vital impact sabots in 330g. I swab the barrel with T/C No. 13 patches and 2 dry patches between every shot.
The gun was shoting great and the groups were staying tight. moved my target out to 100 yards took 3 shots more and the group was still within 1 inch. started another group of 3 and I missed the target by 1 1/2 ft to the left and 1 1/2 ft high. Tried this same shot with all 3 bullets and got the same result, only the shots were getting more and more spread out....Figured it was me and it was time to stop shooting for the day. has we were cleaning up our stuff I had all ready pulled the breach plug cleaned the gun and was going to put it away when I thought oh heck I'll take 1 more shot. On the last shot the gun loaded fine, but when I pulled the trigger the gun shuttered like the scope was loose..and that is what i figured it was. the shot was off the mark by some 6 1/2 feet from where I had aimed. Stuck the gun in the case and went home to clean it from top to bottom, that is when I noticed the buldge in the barrel and the crack all the way around the inside of the barrel.