Manufacturing dates from Thompson Center are fuzzy and obscure at best.
When did TC ‘invent’ the QLA muzzle treatment? I own one, made sometime after 2000 that is very accurate with PRBs, conicals along with projectiles we don’t speak about here.
As best I can tell, Senecas were made through 1987. Cherokees were made through 1994. The TC factory fire occurred in 1996 and all records were lost. When did they start producing barrels with QLA muzzles? I have never seen or heard of either a Seneca or Cherokee QLA barrel until this particular example. Question timeline/dates. As far as the price, within the past year have purchased an unfired Cherokee for a bit over $400. Have seen others similarly priced. Question sanity of paying $300 for just a barrel, not to mention one with questionable QLA muzzle. Just my opinion.