Thompson Center Patriot Pistol

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That's very cool.

You ever try to kill a deer with that thing? I would think with a stout load if you got one to within bow range it would work just fine.
 
Arkansas Paul said:
That's very cool.

You ever try to kill a deer with that thing? I would think with a stout load if you got one to within bow range it would work just fine.
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Trouble is there are a lot of reports of Patriot stocks breaking with stout loads .. or even while loading the gun. It appears to be a design flaw.

I got good range results with my Patriot with 30 gr. of 3F and a 200 gr. REAL bullet in my .45 cal one. However, I got lots of warnings about that being too stout a load.
 
I just keep my loads down between 18-24 gr FFFG. A heavy load would be a waste of powder. Heavy loads can contribute to possible damage to the stock. Also improper handling during the loading process and tightening the lock bolt too much can contribute to cracking the stock.

I have been fortunate not having any cracked stock issues with mine. But then I don't abuse the pistol and never let the stock touch anything hard during loading. I hold it in my hand the entire time while loading.

I think they are great guns for what they were designed for.:cool:
 
I've got one I picked up for a song. Stock broken off behind the trigger guar horizontally through the wrist and poorly repaired. Scoped, no less. Figured I'd find a stock somewhere but not yet.
 
Arkansas Paul said:
That's very cool.

You ever try to kill a deer with that thing? I would think with a stout load if you got one to within bow range it would work just fine.
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I have never tried it on deer. This gun wasn`t made for real heavy loads. I`ve never shot more than 40 grains of powder in it. And mostly I keep it down to 30 grains or less.
I have taken a lot of deer with the Thompson Center Hawken rifle in 45 cal.
With a 90 grain powder charge and a 220 grain maxi-ball it will knock the hell out of a deer.
 
Patocazador said:
Trouble is there are a lot of reports of Patriot stocks breaking with stout loads .. or even while loading the gun. It appears to be a design flaw.

I got good range results with my Patriot with 30 gr. of 3F and a 200 gr. REAL bullet in my .45 cal one. However, I got lots of warnings about that being too stout a load.
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I have heard of this happening, but the stories have never been 1st hand. So who knows.
I have never shot this one with more than 40 grains of powder behind a round ball. And only a few times at that.
The load it seems to favor for accuracy is 30 grains of 3F under a tightly patched round ball.
I`ve tried maxi-balls and other conicals in it a few times, but they don`t seem to be any more accurate than a good tight patched round ball.
 
PapaG said:
I've got one I picked up for a song. Stock broken off behind the trigger guar horizontally through the wrist and poorly repaired. Scoped, no less. Figured I'd find a stock somewhere but not yet.
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Finding a stock might not be easy. It`s been quite a while since these were made.
You could always have someone make one, but it wouldn`t be cheap.
 
The TC Patriot is a nice looking piece, and I agree that it is well suited for it's intended use, i.e., Target Shooting. It is a bit on the delicate side for magnum loads for big game hunting.
From what I've heard (But I've never seen one actually get broke) most stock damage is caused from Bubba man handling during the loading process.
 
yep, trying to bludgeon an overly tight patch ball combo down the gullet accounts for most breakage. put the grip on the loading bench and hammer to smithereens.

Some of the equipment for manufacture was destroyed in a fire so as TC ran out of spare parts, it was the first gun, that TC failed to honor the lifetime warranty for.

The triggers are set a bit too far forward for my hand. I have a bubba made pistol using TC patriot parts and the triggers are back another 3/16 inch and it holds and shoots much better.
 
Their backwards set trigger is kinda weird too...
I have a "franken pistol" that has a Patriot trigger installed.It takes some practice dry firing to get used to it every time I take it out to shoot.:eek:
 
davepool said:
Nice pistol, any idea what they cost these days.
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I'm sure opinions will vary, but my experience is that they usually go for North of $400 if they are still pretty and taken care of.
$500 would be about top Dollar in my opinion.
If you're looking for one and find a nice one under $300 you know what to do.
 
Thanks,
an acquaintance has one he wants to sell me, given to him by his uncle. Nice barrel, no rust or pitting, only issue is it has a lot of small scratches in the stock., not quite as nice as Mike 1957's .Nice accurate shooter though, from a rest i fired a 3 shot clover leaf at 25 yards last weekend. The set trigger in the front is a little different
 
You should enjoy it. Just don't over tighten the lock bolt and don't load it in a loading stand. Hold it in you hand without letting the pistol come into contact with a hard surface. And keep your charges down.:cool:
 
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