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Offline tcshooter52

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TCR 83 Rifle
« on: October 18, 2006, 01:20:57 PM »
Hi all, I'm looking for any information on this rifle. Any imput (both good or bad) would be welcomed.

Thanks, John
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Re: TCR 83 Rifle
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2006, 11:49:10 AM »
YEARS AGO I HAD 4 OF THEM, I USE TO COLLECT THEM.
I NEVER LIKED THE WAY THEY OPEN THE ACTION .I THINK THEY ARE A PAIN TO SHOOT AT THE BENCH BUT ARE OK FOR HUNTING,
MOST OF MY SHOOTING WAS FROM A SHOOTING BENCH.
I LIKE THE ENCORE ALOT BETTER AND THAT IS WHAT I SHOOT NOW.
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Re: TCR 83 Rifle
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2006, 12:45:34 PM »
I purchased one for my last exwife - it was a beautiful rifle, and shot less than half an inch - I really miss that rifle.
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Re: TCR 83 Rifle
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2006, 05:23:40 PM »
I have several actions with rifle barrels from .17 Hornet to .50-140 Sharps and shotgun barrels from 20-ga to 10-gauge. I think they are great, not for target or benchrest shooting, but for hunting. I think the action is very strong, but somewhat flexible. Therefore, cases need to be full lenght resized between loadings. They tend to be more accurate with smaller cartridges which flex the action less. My heavy barrel .17 Hornet always gives less than 5/8th inch groups at 100 yards, often much better than that. My 6mm-06 is good for less than MOA but my .300 Win Mag is only good for 1-3/4 MOA. For best accuracy the forends should be free-floated and the hing-pins and latched lubricated. One problem is that extra barrels and forends are getting to be very expensive.
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Re: TCR 83 Rifle
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2006, 07:33:36 PM »
I own a TCR-83, it is by far my favorite hunting rifle.  I also own an Encore, and hate it.  In my openion the Encore is a piece of crap by comparison, and not near as accurate.  There is only two things I do not like about the TCR.  First is that it has extractors instead of ejectors.  Second is that it has an internal hammer, or as some folks say, it is hammerless.  The only way to let the pressure off the spring for storage is to dry fire it.  Or when hunting, if you load it, it's cocked.  The only way to uncock it is to fire it.  I have many barrels for mine they are .22-250, .243, .7MM Mag, 30-06, .35 Whelen, .338 Win Mag, and 12ga with 3 1/2" chamber.  I've used it to take Whitetails, Mullies, Hogs, Dall Sheep, Caribou, Moose, Black Bear, Alaskian Brown Bear, and all kinds of varmits.

I'm presently looking at a .416Rigby barrel, my buddy has one for his TCR and has agreed to let me shoot it first to see if I really want one.  My buddy has a permanate scar above his eye from that barrel. The .416 and a .17 Remington would pretty much round me out with everything I would want for it. 
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Re: TCR 83 Rifle
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2006, 05:32:12 AM »
SOURDOUGH - There is another option for getting a .416 barrel. Instead get a 12-ga barrel. There are lots of them around (compared to .416's). Pull the 12-ga barrel from the monoblock by grinding off the weld and pressing out. Press in a new barrel in .416 diameter, spot weld in place, and chamber it for the .416 Rem cartridge. There are two advantages in my opinion. You can use a good quality stainless barrel and turn it to the same conture as the original 12-ga. With the added weight recoil would be better than with the custom shop barrels in that caliber for recoil and steady holding. I believe they used the standard rifle monoblock and had a much thinner contour so would have barely been an 8-pound rifle with that barrel. If you don't want the full weight of a 12-ga conture you could turn it slightly thinner. My .50-140 Sharpes and 20-ga fully rifled barrels were made this way, except they have 10-ga contours. - DON
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