I'm headed to a gun auction in a couple of weeks and they have one of these guns in 7 mm Rem mag. It has double triggers with the rear trigger setting the front one and a kind of goofy safety. You have to push a button before the crossbolt safety can be moved to the fire position.

The metal is in very good condition but the stock has some dings and scrapes. Nothing really drastic but there are several and they are easily seen.

Can someone enlighten me on the ability to change barrels/calibers with this particular gun. I see barrels available in different calibers on gunbroker but I don't know if you could put a smaller non magnum barrel on a receiver designed for the 7mm Rem. Mag. Are all caliber barrels interchangeable similar to an Encore?

Finally, does anyone have some idea what would be a fair price for such a gun.

Thanks,

Tom,

A TCR Receiver marked with "MAG" on the bottom will accept any TCR 83 or 87 barrel. Those without the mark will not accept magnum barrels. There is an additional bolt and pin arrangement on Magnum receivers.

If you google Thompson Center TCR Manual, you can find a PDF owner's manual on TC's website that details this.

Typical pricing for a TCR in the condition you describe, with one barrel seems to be $500 to $700 on the internet sales and auction sites. There is one on Gunbroker with a custom shop .222 barrel that has been for sale for awhile asking $689.

Neat rifle, I bought one off the classifieds here on AR, and bought a few more barrels from a different ad. Mine does not have the Magnum capability. Barrels are a little difficult to come by, although finding 7mm Mag, .223 and .30-06 doesn't seem to difficult.

I'm looking for a .222 barrel for mine.

All you have to do to change the barrel is take off the forearm(Latch system)Open the barrel and take off.It is probably one of the fastest systems for changing.Worst thing about them is the stock had too much drop.Not a good set up for a scope.The one I had was very accurate.

I have had a couple. My current one has 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, and 30-378 Wby barrels, along with one of the rare factory 12 gauge ones.

It would take a bit more than it is worth as a package to buy it, about $1500.

I would guess yours is worth about $500-650.

Thanks guys for the info. I'll report back after the auction. Since this is a 7MM Rem. Mag I guess I'm good to go with any other caliber if I get the gun and can find a suitable barrel.

I just returned from another auction and picked up a 50 caliber T/C Omega muzzleloader in stainless with a realtree camo stock. The gun is in like new condition and may even be unfired. I took it apart and can't find any evidence of it having been fired. It came with a 3x9 Pine Ridge scope (I think Cabelas used to sell them) and a sling. I don't think it was a bad deal for $310. Now I have to learn about inlines. I'll check with the guys in the muzzleloading forum for help.

Keep in mind that there was a TCR-83 and a TCR-87. There were, I believe, two grades of the 83. I may be wrong, but I think the hi grade 83 is th only one that ever came with set triggers. There may have been an 87 too, if the one you are looking at is a 7Mag.The 87, which had a few changes, was a lower cost replacement for the 83, which simply cost too much for the quality. The TCR83 was a good gun, very accurate, but the finish, while nice, was not up to the really high price for the time.

The only one I ever owned was an 83 deluxe. I had barrels in 22 Hornet, 243 and 10 Gauge extra full with vent rib. I used it for turkey hunting, since 10 gauges were really hard to cme by then. I suspect that barrel would be worth a premium today. I will say, I hope whoever has it doesn't use it on a set trigger action. With the awful recoil in a really light gun and having to use the front trigger, one or two shots makes you think your finger is broken.

I think the 83 deluxe was supposed to be what the Luxus is. It just didn't have the finish, but cost almost the same in constant dollars. It was $700 for the basic gun when you could buy a Number one for $450.

I had and sold one here on AR. A TCR 83 Aristocrat. Meaning it had the set triggers. At one time I had .223 Rem., the barrel it came with, a .270, and a .243 barrel all with scopes mounted and sighted in. It was/is a sleek little rifle that even with a 23 inch barrel was compact. It was light and reliable. I got some screamer groups out of the .223 barrel. In the .2's. The 270 was no slouch and neither was the 243. You could carry this rifle all day, change it as fast as my wife changes her mind, and it would shoot straight. Kind of wish I hadn't sold it. Oh well. DW

I was at the auction this past Saturday. I didn't get the gun. It may have been a very early model, but it was the deluxe version with double set triggers. My concern was the receiver had no "Mag" designation and didn't have the bolt and pin arrangement that Romag mentioned, but it had a T/C barrel in 7MM Rem. Mag. Possibly an early gun? I was somewhat concerned about this. The gun sold for $400 plus 13% buyers premium for a total of $452.

I really screwed up on a gun that sold earlier in the auction. This was another T/C TCR that I somehow failed to notice during the preview/inspection period. It was the cheaper version with only one trigger in 30/06. I hadn't seen this gun until it was on the auction block and since I didn't have a chance to look it over I didn't bid. It sold for a total of $275. I won't bid on something I didn't have a chance to examine simply because you can really get burned like that, but I'm still kicking myself for not noticing this rifle in the auction.

I did get a good deal on a Glock 17 and picked up some accessories pretty cheap.

Tom Z,
I feel your pain. I am sorry for your missing out on the T/C. I have tried myself over the years. I thought I was the only one who made such blunders at auctions.
Lou M