Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
Yes Mike's business has been good over the years but it's not because of poor craftsmanship on TC's part. It is absolutely impossible to get perfect head spacing on the encore platform. You can get close on tolerances but you can NOT get dead on between all barrels and all frames. It is a mechanical impossibility. Nature of the beast and so forth. Mike's system is a shimming system to make up for that in barrel switches. And an over sized pin for when there is slight differences in the hanger. Again, nature of the beast. The other stuff he sells is IMPROVEMENTS just like so many other makers make to customize every other factory rifle maker out there. But you keep right on advertising for CVA Falcon..You know, the company that has had more lawsuits brought against it for safety concerns as well as infringement suits than ALL the other rifle makers combined!!
I have owned tc encores and cva apex and only have an encore frame now but the Apex does not have to have all the stuff done to it like the Encore. If one did it was certainly the exception and not the rule. Not saying they are perfect but not as bad as the encore. While i would agree that things like the trigger kit for the encore is an "improvement" thing, thats not really telling the whole story, like 10 pound crappy triggers that shouldnt ever left the factory. I had one of those and it was horrible. The Encore i have now which is an older one isnt that bad.
But, the apex is discontinued now and the encore is not and has a ton of aftermarket for it which I like. In the end though, ive seen crap put out by both companies. Lol.