Winchester Apex or Thompson/Center Triumph

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Winchester Apex or Thompson/Center Triumph

Post by joesigep » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:26 pm

I am looking for a new Muzzleloader and this question has been up before..I know. but looking at two inlines:
the Winchester and the T/C Triumph(new this year).

Just wondering if anyone has some thoughts and experience with either of these?

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Post by bigbuck92 » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:04 pm

well all the guns ive ever seen from T/C have been good but i think they got bought by S&W so im not sure
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Post by joesigep » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:12 pm

bigbuck92 wrote:well all the guns ive ever seen from T/C have been good but i think they got bought by S&W so im not sure


That is the first I have heard, when was this?
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Post by joesigep » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:18 pm

bigbuck92 wrote:well all the guns ive ever seen from T/C have been good but i think they got bought by S&W so im not sure
Just found this on the S&W site, thought if anyone else is interested here is the link of the press release:

http://ir.smith-wesson.com/phoenix.zhtm ... highlight=
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Post by IDHunter » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:56 am

I have the Winchester Apex and have absolutely no complaints about it. (Other than it's now pretty much illegal to use in Idaho.) I chose it over the Thompson Center Omega because at the time it was a lot cheaper, and very close to the same thing. Personally I don't think you could go wrong with either gun.

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Post by Torch » Fri May 18, 2007 10:42 am

I have been looking at getting a stainless triumph, but they are not actually stainless steel. They are carbon steel with a coating on it. I would keep that in mind if you are thinking about getting this muzzleloader. I will still probably end up getting one though.

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Post by Jeff » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:41 pm

I wonder if they (winchester) are going to make a conversion to use no.11 or musket caps so they wont become obsolete when every state outlaws the 209.

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