Originally Posted by
cayugad
I worry as with other companies that life time warranties kind of go by the way as their inventory of spare parts diminish. What normally happens (maybe it will not with T/C) is you get the.. we no longer make those parts. So you will have to look somewhere else for the fix you need.
The death of the Hawken, Renegade, and other Thompson Center firearms I am sure is a business deal. Have you seen the prices of them at stores? I think because of their price, they did not sell. Face it, you want to hunt and can get a Hawken for $500.00 or an Impact for $250.00. Which one is the two weeks a year hunter going to pick. Even though they might like the nostalgia of a traditional rifle, they like the features and price of the inline.
Thank goodness I am well stocked... enough said.
I couldn't agree more! That no doubt is exactly what is prob going to happen - b/c if they don't have parts - how CAN they repair or replace any defective rifles then? You're right when you say that the prices of these 'traditional' rifles are going to severely limit sales! Heck - I recently only paid $500 for my brand new Savage 111 w/a 3-9x x 40mm Nikon scope and $500 for my Savage 212 12 gauge bolt action as well (unscoped). So these prices that not only Lyman and T/C and even CVA is asking for the Hawken's and such is outlandish!
I recently purchased a Lyman Great Plains rifle from Cabela's myself. Beautiful rifle - but at a whopping $579 I could have purchased a modern inline that's easier to carry, clean, and can be scoped (or not) for at least $100-150 LESS! While I love shooting 'traditional' - I may in-fact with their Lifetime Return policy return in it lieu of a inline instead. For less than what I paid for this rifle I can get a great CVA Accura for $449 (unscoped). That's $130 less for a rifle that will shoot 209 primers, 150 gr loads, has a finger removable breech plug, metal ramrod, etc.