RE: Thompson Encore
Honest truth, they usually come from teh factory with loose hinge bolts and forarm needs to be freefloated and a trigger job. I had the hole in the barrel milled to match a hole in the reciever and a oversized pin installed. I also had the hanger system installed and glassed in the foreame and now its awesomely accurate. Muzzleloaders have been hit or miss. I have a barrel now that is good, but went thru another one.
If I had it to do over, I would just buy bolts.