Thompson Center Thunderhawk Parts (2024)

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Who bought out Thompson Center Arms? ›

Thompson/Center Arms, the U.S. manufacturer of products catering to hunters, shooters and outdoor enthusiasts since 1967, continues to build on its legacy with the acquisition led by Gregg Ritz, who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge that has come full circle.

Sturm, Ruger has a factory in Newport. Thompson/Center was founded in Rochester, but Smith & Wesson purchased the company in 2006 and moved its operations to Massachusetts in 2011, according to Union Leader archives.

Louis Hawken, assembled from a kit. For a Hawken Rifle in the 21st century, there are four major brands - Traditions, Investarms, Lyman, and Pedersoli. You will hear a lot about T/C, Thompson Center, brand Hawkens but they are NOT made anymore.

Thompson Center, as it was known under state ownership, was sold in 2022 to a development firm that is renovating the building for its to-be occupant, Google.

By 2011, with T/C's guns after that being folded into S&W's figures, the ATF detailed that production had declined to just 330 pistols and 31,708 rifles. In 2019, Thompson/Center reentered semi-auto rimfire rifle production with the new T/C R22 series rifles.

Lever-action fans know that Ruger bought Marlin from Remington when Big Green went bankrupt in 2020. Most observers hailed the move as a great thing. Customers had voiced dissatisfaction with Marlin's quality control, and Ruger was seen as saving a much-beloved firearms brand.

The Remington firearms business (excluding Marlin Firearms) was sold to Roundhill Group, LLC, which now operates it through the holding company RemArms, LLC. RemArms licenses the use of the "Remington" brand name from Vista Outdoor. Marlin Firearms was purchased by Sturm, Ruger & Co.

On January 4, 2007, Thompson/Center was purchased by Smith & Wesson. On December 8, 2010, Smith & Wesson announced that the original Rochester, New Hampshire, plant would be closed and manufacturing was transferred to Springfield, Massachusetts.

Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat.

Who owns S&W? ›

The modern Smith & Wesson had been previously owned by Bangor Punta and Tomkins plc before being acquired by Saf-T-Hammer Corporation in 2001.

Gregg Ritz, former owner of Thompson/Center Arms, has officially reacquired the company. Smith & Wesson purchased the company in January 2007, when Ritz was president and CEO, for $102 million.

Hawken rifles had a reputation for both accuracy and long range.

The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in cartridges from . 17 Bumble Bee to . 45-70 Government.

ODESSA — Rifle manufacturer Adams Arms has a new owner — its former creditor. At a public auction this week, the newly formed Adams Arms Holdings LLC (AA Holdings), headed by Michael Margolies, CEO of Littlebanc Advisors, acquired the firearm company's assets after it defaulted on a $5.1 million debt.

The Remington firearms business (excluding Marlin Firearms) was sold to Roundhill Group, LLC, which now operates it through the holding company RemArms, LLC. RemArms licenses the use of the "Remington" brand name from Vista Outdoor.

Tech giant Google has agreed to purchase the iconic Thompson Center in the Chicago Loop for $105 million, a deal that will again repurpose the 17-story building. Illinois governor JP Pritzker announced that Google is buying the building from the state, and will occupy the entire structure.