LOT 22 Thompson Centre Venture Compact Rifle
DESCRIPTION:
Thompson Centre Venture Compact Rifle, .308 calibre. Donated by Classic Arms.
The Thompson Center Venture even got the Icon's 5R rifled barrel, which has non-symmetrical rifling to reduce fouling,
improve bullet stability and help maintain even pressures.
The rifles shared many features, but to reduce costs, instead of the Icon's wooden stock with an aluminum bedding block,
the Thompson Center Venture has an injection-molded stock with raised Hogue rubber grip panels and a free-floated barrel.
With the departure of the Icon from the line a few years ago,
the Thompson Center Venture had to stand in as the company's flagship bolt rifle.
And in a world where rifle companies are judged by their least expensive guns and not their most expensive,
the Venture has helped increase T/C's share of the market.
The rifle promises one m.o.a. accuracy, which means that at 100 yards you can expect groups under an inch.
In addition to the standard blued version, T/C also offers an All Weather version with Weather Shield exterior
coating and a camo version with Realtree's MAX-1 or AP Snow dips.
Recently, T/C also announced the Compact, a downsized version of the Venture.
It's similar to the standard blued Venture in every way except that it comes with a shortened stock (12.5-inch length of pull) and a 20-inch barrel.
In addition, the Thompson Center Venture comes with a one-inch spacer and an additional recoil pad so the rifle
can be adjusted to a longer length of pull. This is a great option when buying a rifle for a youngster.
Kids often learn to hunt and shoot when they are still young enough to require a gun with reduced length of pull,
but within a few years these shooters have outgrown their compact guns and are ready for something larger.
The Venture Compact allows for an additional inch of length and reduces the need to upgrade to a longer gun.
Increasing length of pull requires removal of the recoil pad and the addition of the extra stock segment.
The process is simple, and anyone with basic mechanical skills can accomplish the switch quickly.
There is a visible seam between the stock and the addition, but it looks much better than the stackable
recoil pad additions seen on offerings from other companies that resemble a lumpy pile of badly burned flapjacks
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
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