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The Basics, Starting Out
Would/is this a suitable LR Platform
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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 103559" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>The encore is a great frame to build on for a long range gun if you wanting to use a single shot or a light weight gun, their has to be a little work do to it to make it shoot to its fullest but if the barrel is good then generaly it can be made to shoot down into the 1/2 range</p><p>I would personaly don't think that the Encore should be chambered for any of the short mags or Ultra mags , the barrel is only 1" in diameter and their is no other metal around it , if you go boring a .500"+ hole in it that leave less than 1/4" walls to hold the pressure. Not saying that your gun isin't safe but I would stay away from even luke warm loads , I have seen a 300Wby that was shot with hot loads and it eventualy bulged the barrel in the chamber to the point that it woulden't close anymore.</p><p>but if you have a full bull barrel barrel made for say 30" long it and have it chambered for say a 300 mag you could easly get good velocities with low pressure and still be in the lighter weight class bolt guns</p><p>Shoot me an E-mail if you want to talk about some of the accuracy work for the Encore</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 103559, member: 8843"] The encore is a great frame to build on for a long range gun if you wanting to use a single shot or a light weight gun, their has to be a little work do to it to make it shoot to its fullest but if the barrel is good then generaly it can be made to shoot down into the 1/2 range I would personaly don't think that the Encore should be chambered for any of the short mags or Ultra mags , the barrel is only 1" in diameter and their is no other metal around it , if you go boring a .500"+ hole in it that leave less than 1/4" walls to hold the pressure. Not saying that your gun isin't safe but I would stay away from even luke warm loads , I have seen a 300Wby that was shot with hot loads and it eventualy bulged the barrel in the chamber to the point that it woulden't close anymore. but if you have a full bull barrel barrel made for say 30" long it and have it chambered for say a 300 mag you could easly get good velocities with low pressure and still be in the lighter weight class bolt guns Shoot me an E-mail if you want to talk about some of the accuracy work for the Encore [/QUOTE]
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