Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
08-20-2003, 08:40 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dubuque Iowa USA
Posts: 30
Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
Hello everyone,
ive been hunting with a muzzleloader for 1 year now, and had a successful season the first year, now im beginning the 2nd year and would like to get a new up to date muzzleloader. Ive been looking at the encore for sometime now and was wondering if anyone could tell me a little bit about it. How does it shoot? Is it worth the money? Ive heard in one reveiw that the preferred stock is the wooden one. any information on the encore would be greatly apperciated
ive been hunting with a muzzleloader for 1 year now, and had a successful season the first year, now im beginning the 2nd year and would like to get a new up to date muzzleloader. Ive been looking at the encore for sometime now and was wondering if anyone could tell me a little bit about it. How does it shoot? Is it worth the money? Ive heard in one reveiw that the preferred stock is the wooden one. any information on the encore would be greatly apperciated
08-21-2003, 06:05 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: newport nc
Posts: 32
RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
Welcome IAWhitetail,I have the walnut stock version in 50 cal. and I love it,This will be my third year with it and it shoots very well,I can' t say if its better than synthetic I just like the feel of wood ,I will be buying a neww barrel next year in 30.06 or 300 win short mag not sure yet but its nice to be able to swap barrels on it for whatever you' re hunting and it fits together real nice,The only thing I did to mine was get the trigger adjusted down to around 3lbs and it shoots 1 to 1 1/2 inch groups,Its well worth the money for a gun you could hunt with a lifetime!!
08-24-2003, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Bellevue, Iowa
Posts: 341
RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
hey there IAwhitetail, i think u are the first person on here that is from dubuque, im from bellevue, if u get that encore tell me what u think about it b/c i am looking for one too. thanks , who_else
08-24-2003, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dubuque Iowa USA
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RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
Who_else,
I have purchased the thompson center encore today! It looks fantastic, and the feel is great, i have not had a chance to shoot it yet though, i had cabelas bore sight it in too, which took so long leaving me no time to shoot it, i hope to get out tomarrow after work, i will let you know what kind of groups i am getting.
I have purchased the thompson center encore today! It looks fantastic, and the feel is great, i have not had a chance to shoot it yet though, i had cabelas bore sight it in too, which took so long leaving me no time to shoot it, i hope to get out tomarrow after work, i will let you know what kind of groups i am getting.
08-24-2003, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
Congrats IAW.... I bought a T/C Encore about three seasons ago. It shoots great, feels great. What I like is that you get a long barrel that handles like a short barrel because you don' t have all that bolt business to fool with...but the best part is cleaning is super quick.
It shoots a variety of bullets and powders well.>>>---DAVIDP---SILERCITY,NC--->
08-25-2003, 11:38 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
I will be buying a neww barrel next year in 30.06 or 300 win short mag not sure yet
08-25-2003, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7
RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
Hi, Ive got a SS enore in 209x50, i Love it! Treedog, please post where you got your info about the wsm from....i shoot an abolt in 300wsm, and consider both a 300wsm and 4570 bbl for the encore. I wasnt aware the wsms were avail for it yet,
geez it' ll handle 375 h&H, i think it oughta fire a dinky lil 300 wsm
geez it' ll handle 375 h&H, i think it oughta fire a dinky lil 300 wsm
08-28-2003, 12:52 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jenks Ok USA
Posts: 345
RE: Thompson Center Encore .50 Caliber?
adkrednik that' s right the wsm' s have too great of pressure of over 60,000 cups and aren' t safe according to TC. Same thing goes for Ultra Mags. Actually 375' s aren' t too high pressured.
