Not sure what will be affected.
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That would be great, @leadhoarder ! ...but it would be even better if they would resurrect the Seneca. This was a nice, compact offhand rifle for men, but light enough and sized appropriately for women and older kids. Good for recoil sensitive shooters in .36 caliber, and adequate for deer-sized game in .45. It could handle a Maxi Ball for even more punch. The Seneca had nicer architecture, and was much more authentic-looking, than any other rifle T/C produced, in my opinion.Maybe someone will pick them up and make hawkens and renegades again?
That would be nice. Even though the original TC's weren't true copies of the Hawkens, they were good quality and accurate shooters. I bought my 45 caplock TC in '74 and still have it. While the adjustable sights and single wedge, coil spring, and a few other things didn't bother me, be nice to see someone produce the Ol' org TC in both flint and percussion, iron sights, double wedges, and such. I despise and have no time for the so-called 'modern' TC's, CVA's, and other ones that pass as muzzleloaders. Seneca come back too.Maybe someone will pick them up and make hawkens and renegades again?
I would like to see "Henry" take over the T/C line and start making side locks again along with the Encore & Contender. They are an American company, and the T/C products would add to their lever action line.
..., it would be even better if they would resurrect the Seneca. This was a nice, compact offhand rifle for men, but light enough and sized appropriately for women and older kids. Good for recoil sensitive shooters in .36 caliber, and adequate for deer-sized game in .45. It could handle a Maxi Ball for even more punch. ...,
IF I win the Power-Ball, I will likely start my own company of traditional BP guns, and then talk to Pedersoli, about producing a hooked breech version of the Scout, under my brand name, including the twin, smooth barrel/rifled barrel set.
(Maybe even a three barrel set, .45 smooth, .45 and .32 rifled? On the other hand have to watch end cost or would price beyond most of the market)
You might be on to something. Henry is a great USA company; maybe they should be looking to make a Hawken-type thing; if AUTHENTIC, it'd be a hit. They have all the machinery, etc.I would like to see "Henry" take over the T/C line and start making side locks again along with the Encore & Contender. They are an American company, and the T/C products would add to their lever action line.
In the meantime, I'm not going to hold my breath. If any group buys them with the idea of producing muzzleloading guns, the guns are more likely to be the kind we don't talk about here on the forum. That's where the real money is.
The TC Seneca was imho the best ML rifle ever made. I will never sell mine. Judging what I read about the numbers of people wanting one and unable to find one a company reproducing them again ought to do well. Come on Pedersoli!!That would be great, @leadhoarder ! ...but it would be even better if they would resurrect the Seneca. This was a nice, compact offhand rifle for men, but light enough and sized appropriately for women and older kids. Good for recoil sensitive shooters in .36 caliber, and adequate for deer-sized game in .45. It could handle a Maxi Ball for even more punch. The Seneca had nicer architecture, and was much more authentic-looking, than any other rifle T/C produced, in my opinion.
It would seem to me that with the Italians now making quantities of the type of "Hawken" that T/C created, if somebody were to get the company back into pproducing sidelock muzzleloaders, something like the Seneca, for hunters and recreational shooters, and/or the Cleland Match Rifle for serious competitors, would be the way to go.
Just pipe dreams, I suppose. It's a nice thought, though.
Notchy Bob
The fire was limited to the woodshop where the stocks were made. The fire never made it into the main production departments. T/C went to hell when Warren Center retired, long before any fire. When none of the owners or principals of a gun company do not shoot, the business is doomed.Friends, I believe all the tooling and equipment for making the traditional TC muzzleloaders was destroyed in a 1996 fire several years before S&W purchased TC Arms (in 2006 S&W paid $120,000,000 for TC Arms).
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