T/C performance 22
- Thread starter McCabin
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I'm guessing you mean the T/C Performance Center TC/R22 w/ carbon fiber barrel. I don't have any direct experience with that particular model however I have shot the steel barrel version. I'll keep it brief but overall the rifle has some good and useful features, however it was a little bit of a disappointment, mainly because of the substandard trigger.
For a rifle that is supposed to be oriented as an accurate target rifle it was horrible with a heavy, inconsistent trigger pull that was close to 6 lbs. In my opinion, the Performance Center should be ashamed honestly by letting that out the door without even giving the trigger a little massaging. I think the poor trigger contributed to the mediocre accuracy that I got with most of the ammunition that I shot through it and while I was able to get to 300, it probably could've done better.
The TC/R22 receiver is cool, it's billet aluminum with a machined in rail and cleaning port in the back. However, that machined in rail is short and stops at the front of the receiver, which created two issues when I was setting the gun up to go the range. The first was that it didn't allow me to push the scope far enough forward to jive with the stock's LOP and scope's eye relief. This forced me to put my head farther back on the cheekpiece, compromised my ability to consistently keep the butt in the pocket of my shoulder, and probably didn't help with accuracy either. Lastly, the machined in rail has a 0 MOA taper so depending on the optic you could limited the maximum range that you're able to dial. Burris XTR Signature rings could be used to get more elevation but they're also wider than many rings and could exacerbate issue number one above. Could get a one piece mount with taper but those are generally for AR's so they come in AR compatible heights, which wouldn't be ideal on that rifle.
The rifle accepts 10/22 mags and the rifle that I had functioned just fine with them but if you want to retain the last shot bolt hold open features you have to use the TC/R22 mags. The thing about those is that you have to press a lever down to load the first round, which can be a bit of a hassle but not the end of the world. The magazine that came with it was reliable and overall the gun was quite reliable save for some ammo issues that I had early on.
I think the TC/R22's are good plinkers with potential but if you're planning to shoot precision rimfire matches I'd probably look at something like the Ruger 10/22 Competition rifles. They have a better trigger in the form of the BX trigger, a machined in 30 MOA rail that extends out the front a little, and some other similar features. I'm not crazy about the stock they use but that'd be easy enough to swap out for a Victor Company Titan IMO. I ended up being a little more long winded than I intended to be but hopefully you find the information useful.
For a rifle that is supposed to be oriented as an accurate target rifle it was horrible with a heavy, inconsistent trigger pull that was close to 6 lbs. In my opinion, the Performance Center should be ashamed honestly by letting that out the door without even giving the trigger a little massaging. I think the poor trigger contributed to the mediocre accuracy that I got with most of the ammunition that I shot through it and while I was able to get to 300, it probably could've done better.
The TC/R22 receiver is cool, it's billet aluminum with a machined in rail and cleaning port in the back. However, that machined in rail is short and stops at the front of the receiver, which created two issues when I was setting the gun up to go the range. The first was that it didn't allow me to push the scope far enough forward to jive with the stock's LOP and scope's eye relief. This forced me to put my head farther back on the cheekpiece, compromised my ability to consistently keep the butt in the pocket of my shoulder, and probably didn't help with accuracy either. Lastly, the machined in rail has a 0 MOA taper so depending on the optic you could limited the maximum range that you're able to dial. Burris XTR Signature rings could be used to get more elevation but they're also wider than many rings and could exacerbate issue number one above. Could get a one piece mount with taper but those are generally for AR's so they come in AR compatible heights, which wouldn't be ideal on that rifle.
The rifle accepts 10/22 mags and the rifle that I had functioned just fine with them but if you want to retain the last shot bolt hold open features you have to use the TC/R22 mags. The thing about those is that you have to press a lever down to load the first round, which can be a bit of a hassle but not the end of the world. The magazine that came with it was reliable and overall the gun was quite reliable save for some ammo issues that I had early on.
I think the TC/R22's are good plinkers with potential but if you're planning to shoot precision rimfire matches I'd probably look at something like the Ruger 10/22 Competition rifles. They have a better trigger in the form of the BX trigger, a machined in 30 MOA rail that extends out the front a little, and some other similar features. I'm not crazy about the stock they use but that'd be easy enough to swap out for a Victor Company Titan IMO. I ended up being a little more long winded than I intended to be but hopefully you find the information useful.
