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Offline TRM-1

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New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« on: January 16, 2012, 11:17:14 PM »
Seen this on Facebook.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/thompson-center-dimension-gun-review/


I think it is kinda ugly myself. Hope this doesn't mean they are trying to end the Encores.
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 11:40:01 PM »
Ive never been a big fan of switch barreled guns, even contendors and encores. Ive had a few but theyve all seemed to go the first time i wanted something else. I would have to guess that by the time you bought a barrrel, bolt and magazine you would have spent enough money to pert near buy a new rifle.
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 11:54:16 PM »
Looks very interesting... even though I'm not a fan of the bolt action rifle.  ;)

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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 12:39:00 AM »
It sure is ugly.
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 12:40:43 AM »
stock looks funny. lloyd is right. probably get another rifle as cheap as barrel, etc., to change calibers
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 09:04:09 AM »
www.dimensionrifle.com

Also on T/C arms website.

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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 07:36:53 AM »
Oh so Contraire IMO.   With your first Dimension in hand you won't find any new different cartridge rifles worth owning for the $200 retail of a similar size cartridge barrel swap, or few for the $350 retail for a barrel and bolt kit for the other cartridge size range kits for it.   I'm not ready to buy one just yet, would want to see/handle/fire one first.  But the long proven abilities of the Contender/Encore platforms in a bolt rifle for very similar cartridge swap cost will easily make it not only a winner for buyers (if they shoot as well as the C&E's), it will also bring the same aftersale dollars to S&W that the C&E platforms have in new "kits" for them.   And most likely it will also generate aftermarket custom wildcats and furniture from specialty shops same as the C&E did.   If they are as good of shooters as the C&E's are, they could easily enjoy the same success that those platforms have since 1967 in turn, and still have today.   No doubt if I had one custom furniture would be the first upgrade, as would be some wildcats for it.   The possibilities are almost endless in cartridge choices with each of the bolt size's in hand.   While I have been a fan of TC's C&E platforms since 1968 and their traditional muzzleloaders since 1970, I have not been of the other modern rifles that they've come out with.   But this one has possibilites. 
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 09:27:30 AM »
Something else I just found....
 
RE: January 17, 2012 by Nick Leghorn at the Truth About Guns site and the SHOT Show.
 
New from Thompson Center: The Dimension Rifle
I posted about this yesterday, but a quick trip to the Winchester/TC booth jogged my memory and got me some great video.
 
Implies that Winchester now owns TC???   S&W sold it to them???   
 
Can anyone comfirm that?
 
No mention on either TC's or Winchester's websites.
 
What the h...........
 
Here's the link
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/foghorn/new-from-thompson-center-the-dimension-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-162893
 
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2012, 04:16:11 AM »
I have seen no press releases concerning Herstal (FN) buying T/C from Smith, nor have I heard of any tender offers by Herstal for a buyout of Smith & Wesson Holdings Corp (NASDAQ ticker SWHC).
 
If you look at the picture right above the quote you pasted, you'll see there's a "Smith & Wesson" banner very prominently displayed right behind that T/C display easel.
 
All this suggests very strongly there was a type-o on that blog, don't you think?
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2012, 12:58:57 PM »
That gun's not "ugly" - it's hideous/grotesque.
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Re: New switch barrel and action rifle from Thompson Center Arms. The Dimension
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2012, 09:02:46 AM »
If the butt wasn't so ugly I could live with it, but Damn why would you do that?
Besides my savages swap barrels just as quick.
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