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Old 03-02-2008, 11:09 PM
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Looking for some opinions on a new pistol for deer hunting .
I want one in 7mm-08 cal. Single shot ?
I just sold my Savage stricker and want to try something different .
I was thinking of a T/C Encore with a 15" barrel in 7mm-08 cal.
Any other ideas ??? Or recomendations ...???

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Old 03-03-2008, 06:56 AM
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I went through the handgung hunting stage. Had a TC Encore with three 15" barrels. All 15" barrels. 7mmbr,7mm-08 and a 35 Whelen barrels. All barrels was very accurate. The 35 Whelen was a handfull shooting a 250gr. a 2100fps. The 7mm-08 and the 7mmbr was a pleasure to shoot.
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Old 03-03-2008, 11:01 AM
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You say you hada T/C Encore with 3 different barrels .
Is there a reason you dont have it now ???
Just curious...
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Old 03-03-2008, 05:33 PM
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Competitor!
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Old 03-03-2008, 06:14 PM
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You say you hada T/C Encore with 3 different barrels .
Is there a reason you dont have it now ???
Just curious...
Sold it to one of my hunting partner who broke his neck a couple yrs. ago. He was imterested in it. Took the money and bought a rifle and scope. We hunt the wheat and CRP fields. So I needed to entend the range.
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Old 03-04-2008, 04:48 AM
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Once in awhile you can find Lone Eagle handguns by Magnum Research for sale at a good price, the trigger on them is not the best but the price reflects it.
I have several, the largest in 308, very accurate handguns
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:39 PM
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try the encore in a 260rem. I had one with a 15'' custom bullberry barrel, then sold the barrel when i wasn't using it anymore. It shot great. With a little less muzzle energy (only slightly less) than a 7mm-08 it makes a sweet shooting handgun.
The 7mm-08 is a good one too though, almost the same ballistics as a 260rem.
The good thing about the encore is that with the intro of the Pro-hunter, alot of used encore frames are popping up, and if you find one cheap you can splurge on a good barrel and scope.
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:46 PM
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I have the contender in 44mag and 223... I like them, but have not fired them at local game yet..
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Old 03-04-2008, 04:33 PM
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I have a Pro Hunter in the 7mm-08. I love shooting it. More accurate than I can shoot it from anything but the vice. Cant get enough of shooting it. Wears a VX-III pistol scope.
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Old 03-04-2008, 05:15 PM
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Weatherby makes a pistol in 7mm-08.
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