For those of you who have not yet heard, Thompson Center, the makers of the single shot pistols and numerous muzzleloaders, are returning. In an interview with Gregg Ritz, conducted by Ethan Yazel of "I Love Muzzleloading," Mr. Ritz laid out the roadmap they are working toward to bring products back. The first thing they expect to have return in the Encore platform. Mr. Ritz is pushing to have the single-shot platform available around the October timeline. This is a great as this should put the platform back into hunter's hands for the 2024 deer season. They also expect that next year, they will have some type of muzzleloading platform. They seem to be focused on bringing an Encore based option out first. This makes sense as it can be a simple barrel swap and noted that it would likely be based on the Federal FireStick system for compatibility reasons. They also hinted at hoping to have a Hawken out in 2026 but we shall see what they are able to swing.
They did specify that as they bring out legacy products like the Contender and Encore, they are pushing for backwards compatibility to maintain the interchangeability with older guns. That's a huge deal as the main feature of those platforms is the simple barrel swap system. In fact, it's the reason I want a Contender. I have some ideas and I very much want to do some handgun hunting.
Stay tuned.
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