Went to our range yesterday check my Encore zero.Had been shooting FPB bullets and killed a couple of hogs that were not hit exactly where i aimed. That gun gets beat up riding uncased in my old truck.

Put the target at 50 yards. The bullet went 15" high and 6" to the right. Had a lot of trouble trying to get on target and gave up afterabout 10rounds. Brought the target to 25 yards and zeroed the gun using 110 grains of 2F Pinnacle and the 300 grain .452 XTP Magnum bullet in the black sabot.

Took the target to 100 yards and it shot about 1.5" low. Adjusted the scope and shot a five shot group that was about 2.5" Changed the powder load to 100 grains of 3F Pinnacle and POI was the same place. Fired another five shot group of about 2.5" and called it good.

No idea whatwent wrong. Last time i cleaned the gun there was lot of lead in the front half of the barrel.i thought this was from the 10 or so 370 grain Maxi Balls that i shot through the gun: Now i am not so sure.

That gun was putting three FPB bullets ingroups of about 2.5-3."Will try it again in a week or two. i want to find a powder load that will put the FPB to the same POI as the 300 grain XTP.