Thompson/Center Venture Rifle
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Thompson/Center (T/C) introduced the new Venture rifle at the 2009 SHOT Show. The Venture is designed to be an affordable rifle at only $499 MSRP (street price less), yet it offers the same T/C quality enthusiasts have found in their other firearms.
The Venture is available in four popular calibers: .270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, and .300 Win Mag.
The T/C Venture has an externally adjustable trigger, allowing the user to tweak the pull to 3-5 lbs. A factory tool is included with the rifle so the user can adjust the pull.
The Venture does not ship with sights or a scope as some other rifles at this price point do. However, the T/C does come with Weaver-style bases mounted to make it very easy to drop your favorite scope into place.
The stock is a composite stock in a sporter-style with textured grip panels.
T/C guarantees the Venture will shoot MOA groups (1″ at 100 yards.) Recently, Massad Ayoob posted in his blog that the 30-06 version of the Venture was shooting sub-MOA groups with the right ammunition.
T/C claims that the great accuracy in the Venture comes, in part, from the match grade barrel. The barrel is tapered with a match grade crown. T/C uses 5R rifling, which they claim “increases shooting stability and reduces fouling.”
T/C offers a lifetime warranty on the Venture.
Venture Features:
- weight – 7.5 lbs
- overall length – 43″
- length of pull – 13.5″
- action type – ‘fat bolt design’ with 60 degree lift
- barrel – 24″ tapered, match grade with 5R button rifling
- sights – none, Weaver-style bases installed
- stock – composite
- magazine – single stack, three round detachable
- safety – two position
- calibers – .270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, .300 Win Mag
The Venture is now shipping, and is available from dealers such as Impact Guns. Impact currently is offering the T/C Venture for $439.99.
6 Comments
December 12th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I just recently had shoulder surgery , I need to know how bad the recoil is on the 7mm or 300 . I was going to buy the rugger 300 till a friend told me about you . The rugger has a built in limbbsaver to reduce the recoil , do you have the same on your gun ? I do not know anyone with a t/c rifle therefore i do not have anyone to ask . I know just going on a person word ( especially a sales person ) can put you in a bad position . buy the gun like a savage or the remington 710 and brang it home and it jars ur teeth out of your head , with my shoulders I cannot do that , So anything you have about this gun please let me know ,. Thanks
December 12th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Hi Richard,
Sorry to hear about the shoulder surgery; I hope all heals well and soon.
I do not own one of these rifles. The above post was just a report of the announcement of the T/C ‘value priced’ rifle. I have a friend at work who likes his (in 30-06 if I remember right). He hasn’t said anything about felt recoil, so I assume it is no better or worse than similar rifles.
I don’t know what you are shooting, but obviously the 7mm Mag and 300 Mag are stout cartridges. If your hunting/shooting allow, consider looking at a less punishing cartridge.
Another option is to look at some after-market solutions to reducing recoil. For example the Knoxx rifle stocks from BLACKHAWK! claim to reduce recoil up to 75%.
Good luck,
Richard
December 13th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
IF YOU LIKE THE VENTURES THEY ARE NOW OFFERED IN SHORT ACTIONS LIKE 308 AND 7MM08. T/C RELEASED THESE EARLY THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED UNTIL 2010. BUT T/C LET THEM OUT EARLY NOT ALOT OF DEALERS HAVE THEM BUT THEY ARE OUT THERE.
December 14th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Terry,
Thanks for taking the time to post the information!
Richard
January 27th, 2010 at 10:59 am
If anyone would happen to know the price of the T/C venture in a .308 caliber I would like to know because Im looking forward to a deer hunt in Texas with my father thanks and let me know if u have any information
January 27th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
499.99 they all come with a limbsaver type recoil pad.