Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
Greetings guys,
I have a friend that has an encore (haven't looked closely at one myself). He said he would like to adjust the triggerto get a lighter pull. Is it possible for a novice or should he engage the service of a gunsmith? If it requires professional adjustment, would Thompson do it themselves if he shipped it to them (cheaper?)
Thanks
hb
I have a friend that has an encore (haven't looked closely at one myself). He said he would like to adjust the triggerto get a lighter pull. Is it possible for a novice or should he engage the service of a gunsmith? If it requires professional adjustment, would Thompson do it themselves if he shipped it to them (cheaper?)
Thanks
hb
#2
RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
I am sure Thompson Center would adjust the trigger. They will only set it to I believe it is 3-1/2 pounds at the lightest. Anything less then that is often considered a hair trigger and then we get into product liability issues. Although, 3-1/2 pounds is a nice crisp trigger to me.
There is a person that will do the trigger job on the Encore and other things as well to make the rifle as best a shooting rifle as possible. I forget his name. It is mentioned in past posts.
Here is the kicker to me, and I am not knocking Thompson Center... call me cheap or what.. If I had to pay close to $400.00 for a rifle and the trigger was not as good as I thought it should be, the company would be making the adjustments and probably getting a peice of my mind as well. I do not understand why so many Encore owners want the triggers adjusted. Are they really that bad? I don't have an Encore. I have a Black Diamond XR with a great trigger by the way. But after reading a lot of posts about Encore trigger adjustments, 25acp conversions, and in some cases the OLA being removed or the barrel re-crowned.. I would look somewhere else for a rifle. And I am a Thompson Center junkie you could say. I own over ten of their rifles (maybe more, I have not counted them in a while).
There is a person that will do the trigger job on the Encore and other things as well to make the rifle as best a shooting rifle as possible. I forget his name. It is mentioned in past posts.
Here is the kicker to me, and I am not knocking Thompson Center... call me cheap or what.. If I had to pay close to $400.00 for a rifle and the trigger was not as good as I thought it should be, the company would be making the adjustments and probably getting a peice of my mind as well. I do not understand why so many Encore owners want the triggers adjusted. Are they really that bad? I don't have an Encore. I have a Black Diamond XR with a great trigger by the way. But after reading a lot of posts about Encore trigger adjustments, 25acp conversions, and in some cases the OLA being removed or the barrel re-crowned.. I would look somewhere else for a rifle. And I am a Thompson Center junkie you could say. I own over ten of their rifles (maybe more, I have not counted them in a while).
#3
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
Thanks for the reply cayugad. My friend told me that he thought the trigger was probably 5 or 6lbs (don't know myself and don't know how accurate of an estimator he may be--never hunted with him). If it is 5 or more lbs, it has to be way to heavy for my personal liking.
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RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1
Greetings guys,
I have a friend that has an encore (haven't looked closely at one myself). He said he would like to adjust the triggerto get a lighter pull. Is it possible for a novice or should he engage the service of a gunsmith? If it requires professional adjustment, would Thompson do it themselves if he shipped it to them (cheaper?)
Thanks
hb
Greetings guys,
I have a friend that has an encore (haven't looked closely at one myself). He said he would like to adjust the triggerto get a lighter pull. Is it possible for a novice or should he engage the service of a gunsmith? If it requires professional adjustment, would Thompson do it themselves if he shipped it to them (cheaper?)
Thanks
hb
#5
RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
The trigger on myEncore breaks like glass at 3.5 pounds. Matter of fact it has the best trigger of any factory rifle i havebought in the past20 years.There is no over travel at all. My Encore did have a somewhat rough bore that i smoothed out with jeweler's rouge.Other than that i do not have any gripes about my Encore at all: No "problem" with the QLA, no "need" for a whiz bang gadget that uses smallrifle primers, nothing. Last Friday i shot three consecutive three shot groups at 100 yards: All measured less than one inch.
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RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
ORIGINAL: falcon
The trigger on myEncore breaks like glass at 3.5 pounds. Matter of fact it has the best trigger of any factory rifle i havebought in the past20 years.There is no over travel at all. My Encore did have a somewhat rough bore that i smoothed out with jeweler's rouge.Other than that i do not have any gripes about my Encore at all: No "problem" with the QLA, no "need" for a whiz bang gadget that uses smallrifle primers, nothing. Last Friday i shot three consecutive three shot groups at 100 yards: All measured less than one inch.
The trigger on myEncore breaks like glass at 3.5 pounds. Matter of fact it has the best trigger of any factory rifle i havebought in the past20 years.There is no over travel at all. My Encore did have a somewhat rough bore that i smoothed out with jeweler's rouge.Other than that i do not have any gripes about my Encore at all: No "problem" with the QLA, no "need" for a whiz bang gadget that uses smallrifle primers, nothing. Last Friday i shot three consecutive three shot groups at 100 yards: All measured less than one inch.
#7
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RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
This log in crap is really gettingannoying!!
anyway - get this download http://www.bellmtcs.com/Prod_and_Serv/free_cd.htm
Get him to order his choice of springs from Bellm while he is there. Bellm has more info on that site about Encores than you can shake a stick at but, if you want him to do the work, he'll do that too.
anyway - get this download http://www.bellmtcs.com/Prod_and_Serv/free_cd.htm
Get him to order his choice of springs from Bellm while he is there. Bellm has more info on that site about Encores than you can shake a stick at but, if you want him to do the work, he'll do that too.
#8
RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
"but how does it do with maxi hunters, maxi balls, great plains conicals?"
i do not know how well it will shoots any of this stuffbecause inever plan to use them.
i do not know how well it will shoots any of this stuffbecause inever plan to use them.
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RE: Adjusting Encore trigger pull?
My System One,Omega and Triumph will all shoot what I consider real decent for that type bullet[2 inch group]with PB and Maxiball and real bullets since I dont use them for hunting except on certain trips thats all I ever tried. The PB's will shoot with a heavy load but i keep them under 100gr so they hold together better[they work quite well with 90 gr. the maxi's usually shoot with about 80 or 85 and since Icast my own real bullets I make them a little harder and use 110gr; I never tried those great big heavy bullets they just dont appeal to me. Lee