I bought a T/C Scout the first year it came out and still own and shoot the gun. As I have told others before it is a fair weather lady and I can't trust it in the rain.

It is still a very fun gun to shoot and very accurate and I was wondering who else owned one of these gun of the pre-fire T/C era.

I had a T/C Scout for a couple of years. Then I pulled a stupid and traded it for a shotgun. Wish I had it back.

I really like the T/C Scout and have been looking for one in decent shape that's not too high priced.

I've never held or shot a T/C Scout but would sure like to look one over close. There has to be a reason why it is a fair weather rifle. What part of the rifle do you think makes it so weather prone?

Cayugad they were afraid of back pressure so much that the put in foward venting holes in the receiver. They coupled that to venting holes in the nipple and barrel. When you are marketing the first commercial inline in over 100 years I guess they got a little paranoid. Probably like you and Fred suggested putting some tape on the holes would work I just use as is and hope it performs. If they made a nipple without the holes all back pressure would be only a couple inches from your eyes. Less than about three from your shooting eye.

So I won't cover the holes I have found Goex FF to help with sure ignition but can't wait till I can find Mag3 I think that will work real well with that rifle.

The trigger and lock time on the Scout is only bettered by the Encore in my stable of rifles. On a good day I can really blow people away with how good that gun shoots.

The thing I like best about my Scout is it is the prettiest gun of it's type I have seen.

Next time I get out the camera I will send you guys a pic. Mine is blued with a walnut stock brass subframe and funiture. Real easy on the eyes.

I had a similar .50cal Scout and killed my first muzzleloader elk with it. It was the biggest elk I have shot to date. I sold it as the nipple was near impossible to find and I wanted a more common designed rifle. I ended up with the Omega and am happy with it but sometimes I wish I had not sold the Scout. It was a little more difficult to clean also due to the complex nipple arrangement. I agree it was a real neat looking rifle.

Bought what appears to be an unfired Scout today for $100.00!

Looks like it might be one from the T/C Custom shop????

Mint condition Walnut, 50 cal, 24" Octagon to Round barrel. No QLA.
Has brass hawken style curved butt plate and end cap on the forend? Has a fine post front sight, not the heavier blade sight. Case colored receiver.

Not sure on the rifling but 1:38" is what it looks like with a bore light.

The only boo boo is as small blemish mark in the foregrip where it looks as if the rifle had fallen over and hit something hard.

Otherwise, looks like it is in original unfired condition!

I've never seen anything like it. Anyone heard of a T/C Scout as I described above?

I have seen them with the half octagon barrel but don't recall if they had the fore end cap and hawkin style butt plate. I think you have a post fire rifle that is when they started using case hardening on the receiver. That will also make the rifle a 38 twist as well. Sounds like a very pretty rifle can't wait till you post a pic of her.

I bet it will love bigshot sabots and good heavy conicals as well. with the 38 twist you could probabally do some good round ball work as well.

I have a t/c scout I will sell. Other then a few scratches and one ding it is in great working condition. It is in 54 cal. Make me and offer. Let me know. [email protected]

I have a T/C Scout in .50cal. 21" barrel with a 1-20" twist and Rynite stock. I installed fiber optics on the front and the Scout peep in the rear and it's a tack driver with a 90gr. charge. I've never experienced ignition problems with my Scout,and I'm some what surprised. If you do a patch burn, you don't get much of a burn spoton the patch. I get better patch burns out of my sidelock guns.
I rarely shoot the rifle anymore and I've thought about selling it off and on. The only thing that stops me from selling mine isthey don't make them anymore and I believe as it gets older it will have more collectors value.
I had the .54 cal Scout Pistol too, but I needed money one day and sold it. I knew I'd regret it and I do!
I'd be interested if anyone has a Scout Pistol for sale?