Thanks fellows ,I have checked and rechecked all the screws,a fellow on another board said he takes and marks his hinge pin so it will index the same each time,so I will try that soon as I get time.
Pittsburghunter,I did get a 45 cal barrel that you folks passed on down this way,that I never did get to shoot good,but these 2(50 cal,and 26/06 ) I don't know how you let them get by,believe me they both will drive tacks.Don't know how many 3-shot one hole groups that I have shot with the 50 cal and the 25/06 myself and my shooting buddie shot six 3-shot groups with it in a row @ 300 yds that measured one inch and less.This is the main reason I was curious about what others got when they changed the barrels back and forth.After getting them back to zero,they shoot and stay there.
Bigcountry,what cal are you using for your varmit rifle in the encore ?I couldn't believe how good the 25/06 shot,but it only likes one bullet so far and that is a hornady 120 gr.