Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Now this is a nice looking muzzy!!!

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Looks really nice but the price is going to be too much for my budget. I wouldn't mind getting that for Christmas.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

What is the pro hunter? an Encore? looks like a nice $500.00+ dollar rifle.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

cayugad

I certainly lools like it came out of the Encore family but it has the new 90 degreesbreech plug in it and another new thing a twist hammer. Plus the each gun has been shot at a 100 yards be a person to insure accuracy.

I just can not warm up to the looks of it...

http://www.tcarms.com/TC_HTML/TC_PH_Main.htm

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Looks GREAT to me; but, I would have to sell all my other rifles to buy one. Just have a difficult time spending that much on one rifle.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Actually I like the looks of the rifle.. maybe I should buy one..:D Seriously, it has some very nice features. I see this as Thompson Centers way to get the most out of a muzzleloading rifle. It kind of seems they took and Encore and then locked the barrel on it and added some other features. Overall I like it but have too many rifles already for another purchase like that.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Looks nice but for the price I would get an encore.

Tom

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Well, I'm sold. I will save up the pennies and buy it before the November firearms sesaon starts. I think it's in the 600 dollar range. They have a camoed thumbhole stock as well but I do not know what that will go for. Its still has all the diffrent centerfire calibers you can buy. But what caught my eye is that you can get a 500 S&W barrel in 20" staniless steel for this model. I don't think the original had that feature. I will definetly get the 500 cannon as I beleive this new gun has added features in the recoil department. Apparently they have several arches in the rear of the stock that are to help with recoil. The design was from SIMS so I trust in them when they say recoil will be reduced by 43% as compared to the original models. This new Pro Hunter is an Encore by TC and I think all the barrels from the orginal Encore can be used as well. The muzzy has a 28" stainless barrel. All the new barrels for this gun are 28" but you can get the smaller ones. Their website is updated and has all the info on this exciting gun.

http://www.tcarms.com/TC_HTML/TC_PH_Main.htm

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

I'll bet the price tag is gona be somewhere in the neighborhood of $650-$750. Pisses me off that they came out with it 2 months after I bought an stainless / Synthetic Encore. The nice thing is I can now get the fluted barrels.

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Yea, I know two fellas that bought Encores a month ago and they are frustrated. But the fact remains that you have an Encore, and this one will probably not shoot any better than the one you have. It looks diffrent but all the barrels are the same. The only diffrence is all the new fandangled perks. They will sell them but I'm sure the guys who have the orginals probably will not go and buy one and are just as happy to have the orginal.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

You got that right. I love my Encore and I'll just get the fluted barrels for it and make my own version...lets say I'll call it the Encore Hunter, half old and half new. They definately are awesome looking, just can't justify spending almost $800 for another one. If it ain't bronke, no sense in spending the money

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Where are you guys seeing the price for this?

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Don't know if anyone is seeing the pricing yet but the word is out: pricey. The X7 Omega really interests me more (if they enlarged that dern trigger guard a little!).

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Put it this way the camo / SST Encore 209x50 was running $699.00 at Bass Pro and Cabelas respectively. I'm just guessing that it will be more than that. Seems like a good bet.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

with all the reports of the Omega buyers not being happy with the size of the trigger guard, you would think Thompson Center would take that into consideration and change that aspect. He in Wisconsin in cold weather, which is our muzzleloader season time, hunting without gloves sometimes is not really an option.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Has anyone heard when the Pro Hunter will be available?

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Here are some of the specifics.
Basically an Encore with some add ons. I like the design of the ramrod. Not so sure about the swing hammer or stock. I do like the idea ofa 90 degree breachplug.
Still is the same basic design on the reciever. If you like the fluted barrel and front end, you will probably be able to get that for your old reciever. The old barrels will still interchange.

http://www.tcarms.com/TC_HTML/TC_New_PHspecs.htm

R
Hank

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

Encoreman, I read somewhere around Mid March of this year. The new Knights are also available at that time. The new Knight with the fancy barrels are in the high 700.00 range according to their website. Should be interesting to see how this plays out with Knight.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

I called TC today about the availability of the Pro Hunter and they told me it would be ready about june or july. I asked about the suggested retail of just the stainless barrel and the lady said $433.00. She said it would be cheaper through a dealer. It was funny when she said to me "you can buy an omega for that price". It comes without sights if anyone is curious. I guess they could be installed.

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It's never easy. I was about to buy an Encore this week and now I see this. I would love to actually touch one. Didn't I read on another post that they had a fewat a gun show recently? Has any one actually held one?

I chased a Knight Vision for months last year only to find out they weren't available. I don't want to go through that again.

RE: Thompson Center Pro Hunter - NICE
 

I held one at the Shot Show in Vagas. I like the off set hammer
spur. It is a light gun and they have the power rod on them. I think
the thing I like the most is the stock. It has rubber inlay in the stock
which I believe will make for better gripping. Most important when very
cold doesn't sound like your dragging a 5 gallon pail through the brush.

I don't know how much it is there were to many people in T/C's booth
and I had other bussiness to take care of.

G