RE: Powder/Bullet combination for new TC Encore 50??
The very first load I would recommend to anyone to try out is either the 250 grain shockwaves or hornady SST which are the same thing anyway with 100 grain 777 pellets although I know of some people putting in 150 grain 777 pellets and getting good accuracy. Myself, I use the 250 grain shockwaves with 130 grain 777 pellets and get 2" groups at 150yds out of my Optima, a buddy of mine uses the 250 grain SST followed by 150 grain 777 pellet out of a T/C Encore and gets the same accuracy. Neither guns liked the powerbelts either when we tried them.