Thompson/Center Icon
Notes:
Introduced in early 2007, the Icon is Thompson/Center’s first centerfire
bolt-action repeater. The entire
rifle is designed for accuracy, from the precision barrel and action to the
grain of the stock. Many new
manufacturing processes were used for the production of the Icon, including
vastly-improved barrel reaming, the use of an improved form of 5R rifling, a
muzzle crowned at a 60-degree chamfer, and a solid-topped receiver with an
integral MIL-STD-1913 rail. The
bolt handle is of a butterknife design, something quite uncommon in this day and
age, but quite easy to grasp and cycle. The bolt is surrounded by a skeletonized
shroud, and the bolt itself is machined out of bar-stock steel.
The stock is of fine-grained, dense walnut, with 20 dpi checkering on the
pistol grip wrist and fore-end, and offers an almost straight-line profile; in
addition, the butt has a Sims recoil pad.
The trigger unit is removable in one piece, and secured in such a way to
make it quite solid when mounted; it is also adjustable for weight of pull,
takeup, and overtravel. The trigger
also incorporates elements that prevent over-adjusting to the point where damage
to the trigger unit would occur.
The 24-inch barrel is free-floating and aluminum block-bedded (with the bedding
blocks epoxied into the stock); there is virtually no flex to the bedding, and
virtually no vibration of the barrel during shots.
The primary safety is traditional, but there is also a bolt release that
allows the bolt to be cycled without rounds actually being chambered.
The Icon appears to be an exceptional rifle in virtually all aspects.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Icon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Icon |
.22-250 Remington |
3.4 kg |
3 |
$945 |
Icon |
.243 Winchester |
3.46 kg |
3 |
$1101 |
Icon |
7mm Remington Magnum |
4 kg |
3 |
$1554 |
Icon |
.270 Winchester |
4.02 kg |
3 |
$1573 |
Icon |
.30 TC |
3.58 kg |
3 |
$1480 |
Icon |
7.62mm NATO |
3.59 kg |
3 |
$1532 |
Icon |
.30-06 Springfield |
4.16 kg |
3 |
$1828 |
Icon |
.300 Winchester Magnum |
4.3 kg |
3 |
$2422 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Icon (.22-250) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
2 |
Nil |
76 |
Icon (.243) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
78 |
Icon (7mm) |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
90 |
Icon (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
74 |
Icon (.30) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
93 |
Icon (7.62mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
94 |
Icon (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
84 |
Icon (.300) |
BA |
5 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
96 |
Thompson/Center Venture
Notes: The next
of T/Cs entry into the bolt-action market, the Venture is not only meant to be
(IRL) a more budget-minded rifle, it also continues T/Cs designing of a rifle
with several possible barrel lengths and especially, possible chamberings.
Despite the budget-minded thoughts, the various models of the Venture
have 5R rifled match-quality barrels with target crowns, a trigger adjustable
for pull length and weight, a synthetic stock with a rubber recoil pad, Hogue
grip panels on the fore-end and pistol grip wrist, a Melonite coated bolt,
Nitride treatment for the rest of the external surfaces under blueing, and a
guaranteed MOA accuracy. There are no iron sights; instead, the rifle is both
grooved and drilled for scope mounts. The Venture Weather Shield Variant has a
coating to increase weatherproofing and toughness of the interior and external
metal parts, a stainless steel heavyweight barrel, and a treatment for the
synthetic parts to match the metal’s weatherproofing and toughness.
Barrels are 22
or 24 inches. Actual length of a
particular Venture depends upon the chambering and barrel length; the LOP is
identical in all cases. And now we
go to the stats…
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.204 Ruger |
3.18 kg |
3 |
$812 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
5.56mm NATO |
3.21 kg |
3 |
$886 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.22-250 Remington |
3.23 kg |
3 |
$932 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
.25-06 Remington |
3.44 kg |
3 |
$1379 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.243 Winchester |
3.32 kg |
3 |
$1088 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
.270 Winchester |
3.54 kg |
3 |
$1569 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.270 Winchester Short Magnum |
3.44 kg |
3 |
$1338 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
.280 Remington |
3.57 kg |
3 |
$1628 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
7mm-08 Remington |
3.46 kg |
3 |
$1357 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
7mm Remington Magnum |
3.57 kg |
3 |
$1608 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.30 TC |
3.5 kg |
3 |
$1466 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO |
3.52 kg |
3 |
$1519 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
.30-06 Springfield |
3.65 kg |
3 |
$1821 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.300 Winchester Short Magnum |
3.55 kg |
3 |
$1572 |
Venture (24” Barrel) |
.300 Winchester Magnum |
3.84 kg |
3 |
$2406 |
Venture (22” Barrel) |
.338 Winchester Magnum |
3.87 kg |
3 |
$2564 |
Venture Weather Shield (22” Barrel) |
.22-250 Remington |
3.26 kg |
3 |
$938 |
Venture Weather Shield (24” Barrel) |
.270 Winchester |
3.58 kg |
3 |
$1575 |
Venture Weather Shield (22” Barrel) |
7mm-08 Remington |
3.49 kg |
3 |
$1363 |
Venture Weather Shield (24” Barrel) |
7mm Remington Magnum |
3.61 kg |
3 |
$1614 |
Venture Weather Shield (22” Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO |
3.56 kg |
3 |
$1525 |
Venture Weather Shield (24” Barrel) |
.30-06 Springfield |
3.69 kg |
3 |
$1827 |
Venture Weather Shield (24” Barrel) |
.300 Winchester Magnum |
3.88 kg |
3 |
$2424 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Venture (.204) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
Nil |
65 |
Venture (5.56mm) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
73 |
Venture (.22-250) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
68 |
Venture (.25-06) |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
83 |
Venture (.243) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
69 |
Venture (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
73 |
Venture (.270 WSM) |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
93 |
Venture (.280) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
75 |
Venture (7mm-08) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
81 |
Venture (7mm Mag) |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
91 |
Venture (.30) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
83 |
Venture (7.62mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
83 |
Venture (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
83 |
Venture (.300 WSM) |
BA |
5 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
100 |
Venture (.300 WM) |
BA |
5 |
1-2-3 |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
94 |
Venture (.338 WM) |
BA |
6 |
1-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
95 |
Venture Weather Shield (.22-250) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
71 |
Venture Weather Shield (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
76 |
Venture Weather Shield (7mm-08) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
84 |
Venture Weather Shield (7mm Mag) |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
94 |
Venture Weather Shield (7.62mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
86 |
Venture Weather Shield (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
86 |
Venture Weather Shield (.300 WM) |
BA |
5 |
1-2-3 |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
98 |
Thunderbolt Special
Notes: This
hunting rifle started out as a custom modification of the Remington Model 700
BDL. The designer used a new round
for it; this round is an 8mm Remington Magnum brass necked down to accept a
115-grain .257 caliber cartridge.
The combination of a small round and large brass makes for a round with
excellent penetrative power and great damage despite its small caliber.
The stock is a new synthetic stock made by H-S Precision.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Thunderbolt Special |
.257 STW |
5.67 kg |
5 Internal |
$1470 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Thunderbolt Special |
BA |
4 |
1-2-3 |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
80 |