RE: Tried new powder/bullet combination
My .50Encore shoots really well with JSG and Hornady SST sabots(same bullet as Shockwave). Bought that gun last September and have killed three deer and fourhogs with it. All were bang flops. All of the bullets expanded, including the one taken from a hog i shot at175 yards. My load is 90 grains of JSG, the 250 grain SST bulletand a Winchester 777 primer.
At 100 yards my gun easily makes two inch groups with the above load in my hands.One day at the range, a Marine SSG took myEncore and shot severalconsecutive groupsone inch and under with it.
Hornady SST sabots load very hard in my Encore. But that is a very small price for me to pay for their accuracy and consistency. JSG and SST sabots work well for me.