Thompson Center 6.5 LRR...not so impressed?

[gulada97]

So I purchased the TC performance LRR rifle a few months ago, and it has been sitting in the safe ever since. For some reason I find the action to be pretty rough, bolt is way too small, and the trigger is awful. Awful as in...every time I reload, the trigger safety gets stuck and I either have to pull really hard or just lift the bolt up and down again. Then it goes back to normal. Anybody is having the same issue, or is it just operator error?
Rifle looks nice, but I'm definitely not a fan of the chassis vs my FN SPR with McMillan stock....

 

[chevy_man]

Send it back if it doesn't function.

It's not a high dollar gun. Fit and finish is what you pay for with the higher dollar builds.

 

[gulada97]

Send it back if it doesn't function.

It's not a high dollar gun. Fit and finish is what you pay for with the higher dollar builds.

Very true - I thought it would be neat to try a chassis gun, and it was pretty cheap. I've seen $700 Bergaras with better actions....

 

[DonHD1975]

Im actually suprised that your having this much trouble from it. There aren't many videos on it on youtube but all but one of them give it really good reviews. Id say send it back and tell them the trouble your having with it. Ive been on the fence about buying one myself and have talked to a few people who own them and they love them. Im torn between the LRR and a Tikka Tac A1.

 

[krw]

T/C customer service on their muzzleloaders is First Class. I would expect the same on rifles

 

[gulada97]

I'm honestly surprised as well. It's a great value for the price. It's accurate too and looks like a much more expensive rifle.

 

[James69033]

I just bought one a week ago, I’ve shot 9 rounds and 3 or 4 of those shots had the same trigger issue. Needless to say I’m not too happy.

 

[gulada97]

Dang that's not cool. I'm glad I'm not crazy....but that's not cool at all...

 

[JasonPaul]

Old topic but I have a LRR in 6.5 Creedmoor and have zero issues. It was a little stiff at first but after a good cleaning and a couple hundred rounds it’s really smooth. Trigger is set to 3lbs and it has a nice break to it as well, not much to complain about for me. A few of my friends have high dollar precision riffles with Bat actions and they all said it’s damn nice for the price. Maybe you have a defect or need to go shoot it a little to break it in.

 

[Smelterrat]

Keep looking on Snipershide. Had the same issue and a member posted the solution(kind of). You turn the trigger adjustment all the way in and back out 1.5 turns. I think the old post said 1 to 2 turns. Haven’t had one problem since…..but it is not an adjustable trigger as advertised.