Report on 350 grain FPB and 2F Pinnacle
Am preparing to elk hunt this weekend. Three times i have had the Encore to the range. Second time it fired a 1.5" three shot group at 100 yards. Yesterday the wind was blowing hard and gusting. In spite of that i had a three shot group measuring about 2.5" at 100 yards.
Second group had two holes about 1.25" apart but the third one went 2.5-3"low. That was my last shot. Asi gathered up my gear to depart about 10-15 grains of powder fell out of the measure:Failed to pour the full charge in the barrel.
My FPB load for the Encore uses 120 grains of Goex 2F Pinnacle powder and a Winchester shotgun primer. It loads easily into a clean or a dirty barrel and shoots to the same point of impact. Pinnacle likes a sabot/bullet that his seated very hard.
Shooting these thing gets expensive fast. It was my desire to make the gun work with the 370 grain Maxi-Balls that i have lots of.The Maxiwill make 3-3.5" groups at 100 yards only if the barrel is swabbed well between shots. TheMaxi from a clean barrel will be in the 3" bull at 100 yards. The next shot will be 6-8" to the right and about 4" low every time. Can't have that as a relatively quick follow up shot may be needed.