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thompson center pro hunter as a long range rifle ?
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<blockquote data-quote="durak" data-source="post: 560668" data-attributes="member: 34244"><p>I have shot and hunted with T/C break open type guns for the last 20 years. Started with the Contender, then Encore and G2. I've had .22LR up to 25 Bullberry and .50 cal muzzleloader in a Contender with great results. In the Encore, .223 up to 300 RUM and .50 cal muzzleloader, with good results. In that time I have never shot a factory T/C barrel that would shoot under 1 MOA @ 100yrds (they must exist somewhere!). Nor could I ever get one to clean!</p><p> </p><p>There is a fix for the fore end issue, there was a compnay a few years ago that made fore end bars that bridged on the barrel and increased accuracy greatly - they are out of business now - Match Grade Machine is where most of the employees from that company now work - they make great aftermarket barrels to your specs. They could point you in the right direction...</p><p> </p><p>There is one thing that all of the T/C break open actions all have in common - there is not one of them the same! To get the best accuracy from them you have to send your action in the custom barrel maker so they can "fit" the barrel to your action. They will have to check headspace and lockup to ensure everything is tight. Most of the time when they are done the locking lugs will only fit in that barrel with that action - it kindof takes away from the handiness of the "switch barrel" system. They can be made to shoot, but it takes a lot of work.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the Encore simply does not render itself to extreme long range accuracy - to many moving pieces - 2 spring loaded locking lugs and lots of pressure on the fore end. Don't get me wrong, if you're looking for a more compact gun for hunting that you could shoot to 600 yrds then a "custom" T/C Encore would work just fine. But if you're looking for a gun that will be more consistant for longer ranges then a bolt gun is your rig</p><p> </p><p>....that's my 2 cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="durak, post: 560668, member: 34244"] I have shot and hunted with T/C break open type guns for the last 20 years. Started with the Contender, then Encore and G2. I've had .22LR up to 25 Bullberry and .50 cal muzzleloader in a Contender with great results. In the Encore, .223 up to 300 RUM and .50 cal muzzleloader, with good results. In that time I have never shot a factory T/C barrel that would shoot under 1 MOA @ 100yrds (they must exist somewhere!). Nor could I ever get one to clean! There is a fix for the fore end issue, there was a compnay a few years ago that made fore end bars that bridged on the barrel and increased accuracy greatly - they are out of business now - Match Grade Machine is where most of the employees from that company now work - they make great aftermarket barrels to your specs. They could point you in the right direction... There is one thing that all of the T/C break open actions all have in common - there is not one of them the same! To get the best accuracy from them you have to send your action in the custom barrel maker so they can "fit" the barrel to your action. They will have to check headspace and lockup to ensure everything is tight. Most of the time when they are done the locking lugs will only fit in that barrel with that action - it kindof takes away from the handiness of the "switch barrel" system. They can be made to shoot, but it takes a lot of work. The design of the Encore simply does not render itself to extreme long range accuracy - to many moving pieces - 2 spring loaded locking lugs and lots of pressure on the fore end. Don't get me wrong, if you're looking for a more compact gun for hunting that you could shoot to 600 yrds then a "custom" T/C Encore would work just fine. But if you're looking for a gun that will be more consistant for longer ranges then a bolt gun is your rig ....that's my 2 cents... [/QUOTE]
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