opinions on this rifle?? Any experiences?? How well does it shoot?? Trigger? Bolt?

There is alot to like about them,
But the ones I handeld were rather heavy for the cartridge.
The way the reciever top is set up for scope mounting is smart.
The a little strange, butterknife bolt handle as I understand it can be changed out for a more standard style , with little effort.
And I recall pinching my thumb or finger on the bolt realease the 1st time I handeld one.
But there is a some really good idea's in there but I think I still prefer the model 70 700 or model 77 hawkeye.
...tj3006

We stock these at work, and haven't sold one in months. They are relatively expensive, heavy for caliber as Thomas points out, and a little odd. They are reportedly very accurate, though. I dislike the oversize bolt, which design allows much cheaper machining of the locking lugs. I can't imagine that T/C is selling many of these.

Dr,
I have one in 30tc and it consistantly groups 5 shots under an inch. not just the best group. I shortened the barrel to 22" to make it handier, and it still shoots the same small groups. Gets smoother with use. The machining and finish of the metal is better than any other production rifles I see.
Dan

waaaaaay too expensive for what it is, especially being the new kid on the block. stiff competition in that price group, and the icon offers nothing special except unique cosmetic features. but, maybe if they dont sell very well we can pick them up a better price in a few months lol 500$ and it would be worth it

I cut and pasted this from an earlier post I made. Gun is continuing to prove very accuarate. If anything getting slightly better, but I figure that's me getting used to the gun, it shoots the 150 Factory stuff unbelievably well.

"I just received a 30 TC in the Icon synthetic stainless version. I like it. The integral rail is just to simple for folks to not have been doing it more often before. Hornady actually sent me load data for the cartridge, with several (8 or so) readily available powders.

The closest any of the listed loads got to their published Hornady Ammunition velocity was within 100-150 FPS. The 'tech' guy from Hornady told me this would be typical for us handloaders versus factory....The case is actually slightly shorter than a 308 case, haven't checked much else on the case, the powder charges they list are for a pretty good bit more powder than with the loads I typically use in a 308, but also powders I don't use much in a 308 so.....I don't know what that really means---I haven't found any pressure info on the 30 TC yet, I wonder if they are pushing pressure envelopes to get their velocities.

The rifle handles/balances really well, and the dull 'Weathershield' finish they have on the rifle really looks good. The trigger was just under 3 lbs. right out of the box. Not the most crisp ever, but damn good. The safety was BRUTAL to operate, literally hurt my finger. I massaged it with a stone or two, and it is good now, the bolt lock piece of the puzzle, you can switch it and operate the bolt with a round in the chamber, is still pretty stiff, but I'm not confident enough to monkey with that part of the puzzle, so I'll leave it go--with a little massaging and lube it got pretty good.

The magazine is the DBM version, and although mostly plastic, is light, and smooth, and I think will prove reliable.

The rig came with a .57 group target, interestingly without detracting caliber diameter from the equation, so really close to a .25" CTC group--3 shots.
this group was listed as being shot with the 150 grain ammo, I had some of the 165 and 150, and it shot about 1" with the 165 stuff, and actually did less than .5" at 100 consistently with the 150's, two groups at about .25".....I am pretty impressed, I only have about 36 rounds through it so far, and I think it will really prove to be a shooter.

A Swaro 4x12x50 fit the rifle perfectly in Leupold low QRW rings--

It is a lightweight contour barrel at 20" we'll see what I really think about this cartridge, but if I'm not enamored, I'll see what they would charge to rebarrel to .308, which they offer as a stock caliber--same action size

Stock is not as flimsy as many mfgs. but not quite a McMillan, but it is stout enough that I like it--wish it had a cheekpiece though.

All in all, it's a pretty good rig IMO"