Thanks Mark,but with the 50 cal between the barnes and the pr bullet is only .021 in difference.that maybe be enough to make the groups open up,but the 240 gr pr bullet it is 1.000 in long,but won' t shoot tight groups like the barnes shorter bullet .970.
I haven' t tried the xtp bullets in my encore because I want a lighter bullet to shoot in it,But I have a Ruger 77/50 and it shoots tight groups with the xtp bullets from 180 to 250 gr,and the length of the 200 is not much more than the dia,of the bullet.Read somewhere that the bullet needs to be 2x the dia to stablize.
I n the 45 with a 1:20 &1:28 in twist haven' t gotten any thing to shoot in it and have tried cleanshot,pyrodex.and t-7 from 70 to 150 grs,in 2f and 3F.with bullets 150 gr to 240 grs and haven' t found anything it likes compared to what I am wanting to shoot.
Now it might shoot big heavy bullets great but that is not what I bought it for.I have a knight and Ruger to shoot them in,but don' t shoot anything heavier than a 250 gr bullet in them.Hope you don' t think I am being a smart a--,just telling what I experience,and hope someone can use the info.I have gotten lots of very good info from the board myself.