Behold the Encore........ You just spent big bucks on a very well made rifle. The people who designed and built this rifle did an outstanding job. It will last you a lifetime. It, with a little work from you is a MOA rifle out of the box.

I have had mine since the first year they came out. I am no expert shot or gun gurue but I can assure you that there is a lot of hype on extras for the Encore that one needs not waste any money on.

The one thing that really kills me is the .25 conversion, dude the gun was made to shoot a 209 primer and it does it very well. It also, I know this is shocking to some was made to shoot a standard shot shell 209 primer. You know the $15 per thousand Winchester type. Now again I am not an expert but I have NEVER had a problem with the rifle shooting or cleaning the way it is suppose to with a standard 209 primer.

Next someone is going to tell you the hinge pin is no good and you need to buy an aftermarket one. Well OK you just paid $600+ for a rifle with a lifetime warrantee. If you have a problem with the rifle locking up with the factory pin let me know you will be the first case I ever heard of.

Now just when you think it is safe to shoot your rifle someone will tell you the QLA is screwing up your shots. (At this point you are already shooting MOA but you bite) They tell you you need to cut that portion of the barrel off so the gun is harder to load but more accurate.


Now how about some facts. The gun loves .44 and .45 bullets in the proper sabots in the range of 250 to 300g. T7 loose loads around 110-120g with the same bullets mentioned. Other powders work well in the rifle but remember the twist rate remains the same no matter what you put in it so stabilized rounds are what you are looking for. If you want to shoot the Powerbelts stay in the 300g+ bullet weight range same goes for full bore conicals (375g or bigger)

Enjoy your Encore I do and I hope yours is as trouble free as mine has been. BTW my centerfire barrels work great as well (with the factory pin.)