Tbu61
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I am thinking about getting a Patriot in 45 to make a nice companion to my Hawkens, Cherokees & Longrifle
Anybody here have experience with the Patriot?
Anybody here have experience with the Patriot?
Who has a T/C Patriot?
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Milkmaster
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The biggest problem you are going to have is finding one to buy! I have only found a couple, and those were in excess of $400 used. T/C doesn't make them anymore I am sorry to say. I did find what is probably the closest thing to a patriot for sale no a days. It is a "Traditions Trapper" Mine is decent quality and shoots well.
The biggest problem you are going to have is finding one to buy! I have only found a couple, and those were in excess of $400 used. T/C doesn't make them anymore I am sorry to say. I did find what is probably the closest thing to a patriot for sale no a days. It is a "Traditions Trapper" Mine is decent quality and shoots well.
I own a Patriot. It's a very nice gun with great balance and good accuracy. On the downside, the trigger had long and gritty creep that took a lot of judicious stoning and adjusting to work out. They're hard to find and pricey when you do find them, but I see them occasionally on Gunbroker and Ebay both. I'm always looking because I want one of the .36 models to go along with my .45. Apparently the .36's are rather rare.
As Milkmaster suggested, the Traditions Trapper is a good alternative. I own one of those also, and shoot them both together regularly. It has a very light, crisp and predictable trigger, though it has a lot of overtravel. Accuracy is just about as good as the Patriot. The thin front sight allows for relatively precision shooting, though the back sight leaves some to be desired.
As Milkmaster suggested, the Traditions Trapper is a good alternative. I own one of those also, and shoot them both together regularly. It has a very light, crisp and predictable trigger, though it has a lot of overtravel. Accuracy is just about as good as the Patriot. The thin front sight allows for relatively precision shooting, though the back sight leaves some to be desired.
Starter52
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I was lucky enough to find two Patriot .45s in New Hampshire back in the 1990's. Wonderful guns. I'd love to have one is .36 caliber.
Fiveshooter
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I only have the one
I have a like new one in .45 caliber. It looks and shoots very good. As mentioned earlier if you can find one at all expect to pay a premium for it.
I got a good deal on mine but that was several years back. It is a joy to shoot and the picture does not do justice to the figure of the wood.
Billy
I have a like new one in .45 caliber. It looks and shoots very good. As mentioned earlier if you can find one at all expect to pay a premium for it.
I got a good deal on mine but that was several years back. It is a joy to shoot and the picture does not do justice to the figure of the wood.
Billy
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http://www.auctionarms.com/search/d...Thompson Center Patriot .45 Cal. Pistol, MINT![/URL]
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=64165937
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=64170794
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None for months, now three at once!
.http://www.auctionarms.com/search/d...Thompson Center Patriot .45 Cal. Pistol, MINT![/URL]
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=64165937
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=64170794
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Tbu61
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Hey, thanks to all...
I have some extra $$$$ from this deployment and will probably toss a handful of cash into the air when I get back to the states.
Hey Armed Bear...Shoot that Patriot!
I just visited my Dad last February, he had his Hawken 45 above the Mantle for over 20 years unfired! That didn't last long. A real quick conversation convinced him it was time to pull the trigger. He discovered how much fun it is to shoot and how much time he wasted in finding out!!!!!!!
I have some extra $$$$ from this deployment and will probably toss a handful of cash into the air when I get back to the states.
Hey Armed Bear...Shoot that Patriot!
I just visited my Dad last February, he had his Hawken 45 above the Mantle for over 20 years unfired! That didn't last long. A real quick conversation convinced him it was time to pull the trigger. He discovered how much fun it is to shoot and how much time he wasted in finding out!!!!!!!
Bear, shooting it won't reduce it's value much if you take care of it. I see them for sale in unfired condition and the price is pretty close to guns that have been used but taken care of. It's too fun of a gun to let it sit in your safe! They might be hard to find, but they're not rare enough to attain high dollar collector status any time soon. They made a LOT of them before they stopped.
Tbu61
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Well I did lots of homework and it looks like there will be another toy in the vault shortly after I get home from Deployment next month.
Looks like I missed a super deal on a Patriot, but have a 50 cal Trapper on hold at a decent price.
I will let you know how it all works out.
Thanks for the input and advice!!!!!
tbu61
Looks like I missed a super deal on a Patriot, but have a 50 cal Trapper on hold at a decent price.
I will let you know how it all works out.
Thanks for the input and advice!!!!!
tbu61
icy
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TBU61, Patriot is still produced and Frankonia sell this pistol for 219€. Check this link: http://www.frankonia.de/shop/Steinschlosspistole/_/bid/141934/cpage/0/tf/square/productdetail.html
arcticap
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icy,
Your link is to the Ardesa Patriot pistol, also known here as the Traditions Trapper. It's not the same maker as the Thompson Center Patriot pistol that was made in the U.S.
The TC factory had a fire years ago and the tooling to make the TC Patriot pistol was destroyed, and also for the Seneca and Cherokee rifles which shared the same locks. That's why these guns are in short supply.
Your link is to the Ardesa Patriot pistol, also known here as the Traditions Trapper. It's not the same maker as the Thompson Center Patriot pistol that was made in the U.S.
The TC factory had a fire years ago and the tooling to make the TC Patriot pistol was destroyed, and also for the Seneca and Cherokee rifles which shared the same locks. That's why these guns are in short supply.
icy
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I realize that the Ardessa Patriot is essentially the same gun that is sold as the Traditions Trapper. I have one and love it. But the gun shown in the link sure has interesting wood, unlike what Traditions sells. Is that blued steel furniture instead of the brass on the Traditions guns? Dang, now I want one of those! Are they importable?
arcticap
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Yes it is legal to import if you can find someone to ship it to you. You may have to pay a tariff (or import duty) on it once it's delivered though.
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