Has anybody hunted with the Thompson Center Impact 50 cal. and are you happy with it. What load and bullets did you use.
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Just ordered one for my son. I have an Encore and use 90gr. of BH209 and a T/C Shockwave 250 gr. sabot. I shoot MOA groups at 100, so I am hoping to be able to get him in that range but we have to wait for it to come. Reviews all seem favorable for this gun though.

I have never hunted with it myself but my kids use it with a section of the stock removed and it works great for them. My son and daughter can touch bullets on the target at 50yds using a simple rest with a 3-9x40 Omega scope set a 6.

My son took his first doe with it last year, 60gr of BH209 pushing a Barnes 250gr TMZ. They load snug but I like them that way.

Post I did a while back:

I took my youngest son out shooting a few weeks back, he did well but the Apex stock was just too long for him. I decided to sell the Traditions pursuit and pick up a TC Impact.



I almost bought the black model with the blued barrel but then saw a camo version with the weathershield barrel (looks just like my son's Triumph which I really like). My main reason for the Impact was the adjustability of the stock, down to 12.5 inches LOP versus 14.5 on my Apex, and the weight of the rifle, which still feels quite light with the scope and sling attached.

I got it all cleaned up and headed to the range for a quick sighting in at 50 yards(my sons limit on deer) with the Omega scope. After a few shots of sighting in, I had it shooting where I wanted it with 60 grains of BH209 and a 250 grain Barnes TMZ. The rifle shot well despite the warm temps and windy conditions.

I wasn't sure how this rifle would handle blowback with the sliding hood design for opening it up. I was very happy with the results, no blowback at all and the primers looked clean.

Overall, I am very pleased with the Impact. Time will tell how it holds up but I don't foresee any issues at all. I'm anxious to get my son out shooting at the range in a few days. Youth deer season starts Sept. 15th and if he handles the Impact as well as he did the big Apex, he will have no trouble at all putting the first deer of the season in the freezer.

The breech plug is not a speed breech but the supplied tool to remove it works good and only takes an extra min. One end of the ramrod is not threaded but for me, has not been an issue, if one wanted both ends threaded, it would be easy to drill and tap.

Got the gun to the range finally. Seems to shoot well. Using 100 grains of BH209, and T/C 250 gr. Shockwaves. 3 shot groups right at 1 1/2 inches, with 2 shots able to be covered by a quarter at 100 yards. Only problem we found is when you remove the primer, you have to be careful that it does not fall down into the stock/locking mechanism of the gun.

I see you're fairly new to the forum flatpicker. General discussion items like this are more appropriate to the regular Black Powder forum rather than the Reference section. I've requested it be moved.

Welcome to the forum. Do you have an Impact, or are you considering purchasing one?

I got mine 12/13 from BPS for $199.00 with a T/C 3X9X40 scope mounted. Being new to muzzle-loading, it was impressive enough to kill a nice AL 8pt with the tenth shot ever fired. Looking forward to working up a good load, have bullets in 40/44/45 to play with. Gun cleaned up nicely with windex and patches, CLP kept it rust free over summer. Left it loaded all deer season and fired that round after season-it had held zero just fine. Well pleased with it.

i have the t/c encore , the t/c triumph bone collector & the t/c impact
& my favorite one is the impact i have a bushnell 3x9 with circle x reticle & using 90 grains of blackhorn 209 & barnes tez 290 grain bullet what a tack driver complete set up was under 300 can't beat that.& never had any issues with any of my t/c s