Thompson Center T/CR22

[mlk18]

Have you all seen this thing yet? It's a Ruger 10/22 copy inside a Magpul style stock with several upgrades over a stock 10/22. Including a last shot hold open. I might have to pick one up for the kids.

They run about $350 with fiber optic sights and a threaded barrel.

https://www.tcarms.com/firearms/semi-automatic/t-cr22

 

 

[gunsmither]

Shot mine for the first time about a week ago. Nice to have the last shot hold open! Very nicely machined receiver, nice open (peep) sights, with green insert front. Great for plinking.

Overall a very nice rig. $50 rebate going at the moment I believe.

[Boogieman]

12 minutes ago, gunsmither said:

Shot mine for the first time about a week ago. Nice to have the last shot hold open! Very nicely machined receiver, nice open (peep) sights, with green insert front. Great for plinking.

Overall a very nice rig. $50 rebate going at the moment I believe.

Have you owned/fired the iconic 10-22?  How do they compare?

[DWARREN123]

Looks really close to the 10/22. Has the patent run out on the 10/22 or has T/C been able to work around it?

Looks really good.

[Boogieman]

10 hours ago, DWARREN123 said:

Looks really close to the 10/22. Has the patent run out on the 10/22 or has T/C been able to work around it?

Looks really good.

The 10/22 is over 50 years old so I'd say so.  

[Borg warner]

On ‎7‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 2:03 PM, mlk18 said:

Have you all seen this thing yet? It's a Ruger 10/22 copy inside a Magpul style stock with several upgrades over a stock 10/22. Including a last shot hold open. I might have to pick one up for the kids.

They run about $350 with fiber optic sights and a threaded barrel.

https://www.tcarms.com/firearms/semi-automatic/t-cr22

 

 

How is the trigger?  As much as I like the 10-22 it needs a better trigger. I put an E. Arthur Brown trigger in my Ruger charger and that spoiled me for life.

[gunsmither]

On 8/14/2018 at 11:18 AM, Boogieman said:

Have you owned/fired the iconic 10-22?  How do they compare?

I have owned and fired many 10/22’s. The TC/R22 seems to be much like a custom aftermarket receiver; nicely machined vs. a casting for the Ruger 10/22. The one thing I always dis-liked about the 10/22 was the lack of a last shot bolt hold open feature. My chief interest in the TC/R22 is the design of the magazine / hold open. 

It’s basically a good quality copy of the 10/22, with the addition of a last shot hold open feature, courtesy of a modified 10/22 style 10 round magazine. It also has an integral scope mount rail, which should make it easy to mount about any scope or dot type sight.

I developed and patented a modified 10/22 magazine many years ago. It works very similar to the TC/R22 magazine; it actuates a lever upwards on an empty magazine to catch the bolt. The empty TC mag pushes a lever up that actuates a bolt catch mounted on the trigger assembly. The same lever must be depressed to load the first round into the TC mag.

The trigger on mine is not bad; after some take up, it’s plenty crisp enough for plinking, which is my forte for .22’s. I believe it will accept many aftermarket 10/22 parts, which is a nice feature too.

Happy and SAFE shooting gentlemen! Joe Beary