after the questions , i made my purchase
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Typical Buck
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i purchased/ordered a thompson center encore rifle yesterday , i'm getting the realtree camo / stainless version . i also chose the .375 JDJ cartridge chambering , although it only came in a blued 15" barrel . i think i'll be happy with it , now comes the hard part , choosing extra barrels for it 
any suggestions guys

any suggestions guys
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Typical Buck
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Congrats on the new gun!
I think before you get new bbls, consider getting the action worked on and get the trigger pull you want for hunting/shooting.
To answer your question though, what do you hunt?
T/C makes a bbl for everything that walks/flys.
I live in an area that limits deer hunting to ML and shotgun; no centerfire rifles.
I want to get the ML pistol bbl for my Encore, I think that would be a hoot, but the .375JDJ is the cartridge for medium to large sized game animals; the handgun equavalent of the 375 H&H. If you learn to master that, you won't need any other cartridge for deer, bear, elk, hog, etc.
You might want something for the smaller furbearers like grounghog, coyote, fox, etc...
.223, .204 Ruger, 22-250
Any way congrats and good luck!
I think before you get new bbls, consider getting the action worked on and get the trigger pull you want for hunting/shooting.
To answer your question though, what do you hunt?
T/C makes a bbl for everything that walks/flys.
I live in an area that limits deer hunting to ML and shotgun; no centerfire rifles.
I want to get the ML pistol bbl for my Encore, I think that would be a hoot, but the .375JDJ is the cartridge for medium to large sized game animals; the handgun equavalent of the 375 H&H. If you learn to master that, you won't need any other cartridge for deer, bear, elk, hog, etc.
You might want something for the smaller furbearers like grounghog, coyote, fox, etc...
.223, .204 Ruger, 22-250
Any way congrats and good luck!
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Depending on the type of scope and if you do get a scope I would suggest to maybe get a hammer spur. I had to get one even with a 50 mm obj. lens. There isn’t much clearance between the scope and the hammer in my opinion.
Also check out www.virginvalleyguns.com for barrels if you can’t find what you want with in caliber's from Thompson Arms. Virgin Valley has a guarantee on the accuracy of there barrels. You can also get a hammer spur from them. Good luck with your new rifle and have fun.
Also check out www.virginvalleyguns.com for barrels if you can’t find what you want with in caliber's from Thompson Arms. Virgin Valley has a guarantee on the accuracy of there barrels. You can also get a hammer spur from them. Good luck with your new rifle and have fun.
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thanks for the info guys , and for the links as well ,
what i was thinking of was a .25-06 , .45/70 , and maybe a 12 guage for now , i was also toying with a .405 win. just some thoughts i had ,
your thoughts are still appreciated as this will be my first t/c and any and all info is helpful
what i was thinking of was a .25-06 , .45/70 , and maybe a 12 guage for now , i was also toying with a .405 win. just some thoughts i had ,
your thoughts are still appreciated as this will be my first t/c and any and all info is helpful
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