first thoughts on the Encore FX muzzleloaders
10-12-2011 | 12:21 PM
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Fork Horn
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you do not need a background check for this gun... you do NOT fill out a 4473 for the Encore FX.
10-12-2011 | 01:08 PM
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Typical Buck
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If you got one lets see how she shoots.
10-12-2011 | 04:50 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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The breech plug looks to be kinda copy of the QRBP. Is it? It does have better geometry, than the QRBP, at the powder end. If it has a 5/32" flame channel, and a standard TC 0.029" flash hole, it may be near ideal, for igniting BH.
I wonder if it makes as nice a seal with the barrel, as the QRBP do.
10-12-2011 | 04:54 PM
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Typical Buck
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The breech plug looks to be kinda copy of the QRBP. Is it? It does have better geometry, than the QRBP, at the powder end. If it has a 5/32" flame channel, and a standard TC 0.029" flash hole, it may be near ideal, for igniting BH.
I wonder if it makes as nice a seal with the barrel, as the QRBP do.
10-16-2011 | 02:08 PM
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Fork Horn
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ok here are some results... longer "28 inch" barrel on the PH version doesn't really get you more velocity. Barrel is tight. With .451 dia bullets best use HPH 24 sabots. the MMP 3P-EZ is too loose but if you have .452 dia bullets this most likely is the sabot to use but I didn't have any .452 bullets...
Here is the velocities from from my crony. All shots were with 120 grains of FFF T7. Tried to take one with the FF version but crony malfuntioned on those too shots for some reason...It was very windy so I only shot at 50 yards however the range has high dirt side banks...
These were all one shot velocities but should give an idea of the velocity from the 26 barrel:
1982 fps with a 250 grain Barnes TEZ with the Barnes blue sabot (HPH 24)
1812 fps with a 300 grain Speer .451 Uni-cor and a MMP 3P-EZ (three petal-too loose imo)
1851 fps with the same 300 grain Speer .451 Uni-cor and a MMP HPH 24
Accuracy was excellent--one hole group at 50 yards.
Here is the velocities from from my crony. All shots were with 120 grains of FFF T7. Tried to take one with the FF version but crony malfuntioned on those too shots for some reason...It was very windy so I only shot at 50 yards however the range has high dirt side banks...
These were all one shot velocities but should give an idea of the velocity from the 26 barrel:
1982 fps with a 250 grain Barnes TEZ with the Barnes blue sabot (HPH 24)
1812 fps with a 300 grain Speer .451 Uni-cor and a MMP 3P-EZ (three petal-too loose imo)
1851 fps with the same 300 grain Speer .451 Uni-cor and a MMP HPH 24
Accuracy was excellent--one hole group at 50 yards.
Last edited by rdpettit; 10-17-2011 at 06:40 AM.
10-19-2011 | 03:29 PM
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Spike
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Mine just showed up yesterday from cabelas the gun seems to shoulder well. Haven't shot it yet I use just open sights were I hunt. Looking forward to our opener on the 29th. Unless my nephew wishes to take it for the upcoming youth hunt 
10-19-2011 | 03:55 PM
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From: Boncarbo,Colorado
if you look, theres nothing on the end of it to expand and seal off the gasses like on the QRBP. Will be interesting to see how it does with blow back into the threads.
Notice the tool cut out in it? uh oh!
Notice the tool cut out in it? uh oh!
10-19-2011 | 03:58 PM
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Fork Horn
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there was no blow back... much cleaner that the CVA plug and the older PH plug. I had the internal plug on my PH that you needed the turn tool to pull out.... this is the best plug I've ever had...