Thompson Center Percussion rifle

[awreis]

I need some help identifying this Thompson Center rifle. It doesn't have a model name on it. Also, would cutting and putting a bow tie joint fix the Crack in the stock or is the stock junked? The crack does go all the way through.

 

[BoomStick]

Cherokee or Seneca. Cherokee has 24" barrel, Seneca 27". The crack looks fixable.

 

[Nobade]

New Englander. It has a round barrel and is marked 50 caliber.

Acraglas epoxy, the runny type, blown into the crack and clamped. Redo the finish and you'll never know it was broken.

 

[BruceS]

I agree with Nobade, it‘s a New Englander. I have one with .50 cal and 12ga barrels, great gun.

 

[BoomStick]

New Englander. It has a round barrel and is marked 50 caliber.

@Nobade is right. I forgot about the new englander and just looked at the stock and trigger.

 

[SDSmlf]

New Englander. It has a round barrel and is marked 50 caliber.

Acraglas epoxy, the runny type, blown into the crack and clamped. Redo the finish and you'll never know it was broken.

Until it breaks again…. I’ve repaired a bunch of these, and it’s takes something more than epoxy or wood glue. One method that I found works well is to replace the wood screws holding the tang with machine screws threaded into the trigger assembly.

What follows is something I have posted a number of times.

I have repaired and reinforced more TC stocks than I can remember. Below is what I do with WMC stocks. To date, not aware of any I have reenforced cracking or breaking.

The photographs below of the WMC trigger assembly and tang should explain it. Drill straight through tang screw holes through the stock to the trigger assembly, tap and replace the wood screws with machine screws. Make sure to add clearance for the machine screws in the stock after you have spotted and drilled the holes in the trigger assembly. You do not want the screws touching the stock.

 

[awreis]

I agree with Nobade, it‘s a New Englander. I have one with .50 cal and 12ga barrels, great gun.

Are the barrels interchangeable on the same rifle? As in if I had a .50 caliber barrel, can I put it on a 54 caliber stock?

 

[Dave Marsh]

yes 50, 54 and 12 gauge all interchangeable.