Took a good friend and co-worker down to the south side SSP today to look at picking up a Mosin. We looked through, he picked one out and finished his transaction.
Then I saw it.. through a gleaming haze of sunlight and smoke, beckoning from the rifle stand... a Thompson Center Black Mountain Magnum..
Okay, so that's a it over dramatic. I did, however make it home with this rifle. It looks to be well used, but the rifling is strong and smooth and the hammer and cocking mechanism is smooth. Both 1/2 and full cock are strong, nipple appears to be in very good shape. Wood is darn near perfect.
Should be a lot of fun to shoot! I've always wanted one of the Black Mountain magnums.
It was a tossup between this and an Investarms .54 Hawken that was in similar condition.
Seems like it's hard to go wrong with a Thompson Center, so it went home with me.
Then I saw it.. through a gleaming haze of sunlight and smoke, beckoning from the rifle stand... a Thompson Center Black Mountain Magnum..
Okay, so that's a it over dramatic. I did, however make it home with this rifle. It looks to be well used, but the rifling is strong and smooth and the hammer and cocking mechanism is smooth. Both 1/2 and full cock are strong, nipple appears to be in very good shape. Wood is darn near perfect.
Should be a lot of fun to shoot! I've always wanted one of the Black Mountain magnums.
It was a tossup between this and an Investarms .54 Hawken that was in similar condition.
Seems like it's hard to go wrong with a Thompson Center, so it went home with me.
