#ThompsonCenter

According to the video, yes. The presenter put rounds downrange at 50 yards with both barrels and achieved touching groups—half an inch apart or less. That's impressive for any pistol, let alone one this unconventional. With the .17 caliber cartridges, there's minimal recoil, and the red dot sight reportedly stayed on target throughout.

Welcome to Fudd Friday, where we look at firearms, ammunition, accessories, etc that might seem outdated but refuse to die. This week we are talking about how Thompson/Center Arms is back from the dead and what it says about what shooters actually want versus what the industry thinks they should want.

Everything’s coming up Milhouse for Thompson/Center these days. In the months after it announced its return to business, T/C Arms has been super-busy reintroducing old favorite models to its lineup. Now, they’ve just announced they’ve purchased the Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Company.

Once upon a time, there was a firearms manufacturer that was basically built by, and built for, the fudd market. Then Smith & Wesson bought it and closed it down after seemingly not knowing what to do with it. That company was Thompson/Center, and guess what—they’re back for 2025. They’re just starting to roll out new-production firearms to the market. Here’s what that looks like right now, and what it looks like we can expect in the coming months and years.

Thompson/Center Arms is moving! After former T/C owner Gregg Ritz bought the company back from Smith & Wesson, he announced his plans to move the company’s production back to New Hampshire—and ahead of that, he’s taking us on a tour through the company’s history as it’s packed up at the S&W HQ.