I bought one of the left handed Acu-Sport Thumbhole rifles. I you look at the cartridge rifle sight in a picture, you will see what I mean about the fold down(I am sure you probably already know). I am pretty sure the fold down would fit the D&T holes in the barrel. I am sure I have a sight laying around, and could measure it if you want. I did not care for the fiber optics.

I think you will find that the Warne will give you more length-which will give you more adjustment with your scope. I will try to get a couple of pictures this afternoon for you. I have tried the Leupold's, and they were just too short. Tom.

Pictur is a comparison between Warne and Leupold base. for length. Back sight came off Encore, and it is .625 inches center to center. Tom.

Tom,
Thanks for the picture and the measurement. I'll just have to see what I can find that works. If Cabelas doesn't have what will work then I'll try Sportsman's Warehouse or one of the local shops here in Phoenix and see what works. I really didn't think about changing the rear sight and will look into that also.

It might boil down to me having to have the holes re-drilled and tapped so the larger Torx screws will work but what really bothers me is that the screws wouldn't even go through the factory drilled holes in the Leupold base. But that will get worked out one way or another.

Thanks again,

Barry

Well I finally decided to contact Leupold about the Torx screws instead of making the long drive out to Cabelas. The customer service guy said he was very surprised to hear that the screws for the base didn’t fit and then he asked for my home address. He said that the new screws would go in the mail first thing last Thursday and they arrived in the mail today. I just installed them on my Encore and they fit like a charm.

I’m very pleased with how well Leupold handled this and how quickly they got the screws out to me. With any luck I should be out shooting the Encore this weekend.

Thanks to everyone who posted information and your help.

I have a TC Omega and I use the Leupold QD rings. I have a Bushnell 3x9 with a 50mm objective lens on it. If your scope is 40mm obj lens themedium will work, but if they are 50 then you have to go high.
I tried the 40 but the scope touched the barrel ever so slightly so I took them back and traded them for high mounts.
Chap Gleason Va

I had to take the rear sight off my Encore with the QD rings in medium height and a Nikon Monarch 3x9x40. It was really close though, but I removed the sight to get the scope in the most comfortable position for me.

I'm a Nikon scope guy myself, but I'll admit I only use Leupold rings and bases. Leupold customer service is a class act. The have sent me numerous torx screws and scope caps, all free of charge.

Good luck with you Encore.

Mike

Doh on me for not reading page 2.

Well I decided to go with the med rings and just remove the rear sight and if needed I'll take the scope off and re-install the sight and press on. I have the fiber optic sight and it doesn't fold down. The Scope has a 40mm front tube and gives me excellent clearance, I bought the high rings as well to try out but the scope required me to lift my face slightly up and off the stock. Not worth the pain and effort when I could do it right the first time. To everyone thanks again for your comments.

Smart buying both the high and the medium, can you return them? Glad it worked out for you. Chap Gleason

Chap,

That was why I bought both sets the Cabelassalesman said no problem making the return just bring them back. So that is what I'll be doing this weekend. The Cabelas guy said he felt bad about having to sell me two sets but we both agreeded that was the only way to figure it out...glad they didn't cost major dollars.