I heard a rumor on the phone this morning that Thompson Center Arms has been sold.

I decided to call and find out if it was true or not.

Yes it is... The young lady in customer care that I talked to informed me that the rumor is true. The purchaser is the co-host on "Game Trails" the TC television program. I believe his name is Greg Rich or Ritz.

From what I hear the business has been "for sale" since Warren Center died a year or two ago.

Anyway... Supposedly it will be "business as usual" according to one source and "big changes" according to another source.

I guess that time will tell.

$bob$

New blood, and he shoots a TC, muzzleloader, it will be good I hope.

I'm looking at this as good news. Maybe, just maybe, they'll again sell their guns in California. I'll have to contact them and encourage this as I've wanted a TC here for a long time. Thanks for the info.

Why can't I get to work on deals like this? (I sell banks.)

Just a follow-up to my letter of March 5, 2005 to TC encouraging them to again sell their guns in CA. They wrote back to me on March 24, 2005 and said: "At the present time our California based rep. group is in contact with the California D.O.J. regarding the testing of the T/C hand guns. If we hear of something positive we will find a way of notifying our California consumers, dealers, and distributors."

So, maybe there's hope after all!