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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1241500" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I'll be honest in that part of what scares me off of the TC's and some of the others is that they are so inexpensive.</p><p></p><p>While it's not always true usually "you get what you pay for" is a pretty good rule of thumb.</p><p></p><p>With the good reports I constantly see out of the Savage camp as well as with the 783 Remingtons and the "Ruger Americans" I have to admit to rethinking it.</p><p></p><p>How can they be producing such consistently accurate rifles at a fraction of the price of the more popular 700's, Brownings, etc?</p><p></p><p>The last time major manufacturers went through a cycle of trying to cut production costs was in the 70's and that was an absolute disaster for Winchester and was none too kind to Remington either.</p><p></p><p>Thompson has always had a cult following due to the Contender and their ML's and honestly I didn't even realize they were making a bolt action until I caught an episode of Jim Shockey in which he was carrying one.</p><p></p><p>I've always joked that the reason there's such a vast array of aftermarket parts for the model 700 is the fact there's so much wrong with them coming out of the factory but the truth is, that aftermarket exists because there are more model 700's in circulation than any other and more than probably any five others combined excluding the Model 70.</p><p></p><p>I was also pretty surprised to see that Thompson is really pushing hard in the international market. There are now several dealers in Africa carrying them and seeing steady growth in sales.</p><p></p><p>I'd tell anyone thinking seriously about buying a new rifle to jump in with both feet in the next three weeks and get it done though because there's a very good chance that we'll see an enormous run on the market following the first Tuesday in November.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1241500, member: 30902"] I'll be honest in that part of what scares me off of the TC's and some of the others is that they are so inexpensive. While it's not always true usually "you get what you pay for" is a pretty good rule of thumb. With the good reports I constantly see out of the Savage camp as well as with the 783 Remingtons and the "Ruger Americans" I have to admit to rethinking it. How can they be producing such consistently accurate rifles at a fraction of the price of the more popular 700's, Brownings, etc? The last time major manufacturers went through a cycle of trying to cut production costs was in the 70's and that was an absolute disaster for Winchester and was none too kind to Remington either. Thompson has always had a cult following due to the Contender and their ML's and honestly I didn't even realize they were making a bolt action until I caught an episode of Jim Shockey in which he was carrying one. I've always joked that the reason there's such a vast array of aftermarket parts for the model 700 is the fact there's so much wrong with them coming out of the factory but the truth is, that aftermarket exists because there are more model 700's in circulation than any other and more than probably any five others combined excluding the Model 70. I was also pretty surprised to see that Thompson is really pushing hard in the international market. There are now several dealers in Africa carrying them and seeing steady growth in sales. I'd tell anyone thinking seriously about buying a new rifle to jump in with both feet in the next three weeks and get it done though because there's a very good chance that we'll see an enormous run on the market following the first Tuesday in November. [/QUOTE]
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