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lovethebigguns 01-31-2007 10:33 AM
Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
Which one do you have and what do ya think about it?
Thanks!

Red Lion 01-31-2007 10:48 AM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
Isn't the Katahdin barrel one of those spanish barrels?

lovethebigguns 01-31-2007 10:51 AM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
I don't know about that. What they are referring to as the Katahdin barrel is a short "carbine" style barrel. They are 18 to 20 inches and come in calibers like 45/70, 460 S&W, 450 and 444 Marlin.
Intended for "brush guns".

Rammer 01-31-2007 09:51 PM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
Bump....

I am also interested in the Katahdin barrels.

Josh Sorensen 02-01-2007 02:45 PM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
I had a standard 45/70 24" blued barrel that I had "french grayed" and cut down to 18" and installed a williams peep. Recoil with heavy loads and the light weight synthetic stock was pretty brutal, but not unmanagable. The encore stock isn't the best design to handle recoil. It was a really handly little package, the overall length is VERY short, almost like a long barred handgun. My dad liked it so muchthat he has permanentlyborrowed it.

lovethebigguns 02-02-2007 03:08 AM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
ORIGINAL: Josh Sorensen

I had a standard 45/70 24" blued barrel that I had "french grayed" and cut down to 18" and installed a williams peep. Recoil with heavy loads and the light weight synthetic stock was pretty brutal, but not unmanagable. The encore stock isn't the best design to handle recoil. It was a really handly little package, the overall length is VERY short, almost like a long barred handgun. My dad liked it so muchthat he has permanentlyborrowed it.

So how does it shoot compared to the 24" barrel?

Josh Sorensen 02-02-2007 07:17 PM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
Not really any loss of accuracy, only lost a few hundred fps over 24" barrel.

Mike from Texas 02-02-2007 09:28 PM
RE: Anyone have an Encore with a Katahdin barrel on it?
 
I have one in 450 Marin and it's a lot of fun. It's my primary pig gun. Very light and quick handling. It will also put a stomping on a pig. Farthest shot I have made with it is about 80 yards with open sights and it rolled a 200# sow.


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