My new gun is coming home tonight!

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:51 pm

So I took the leap and bought a Thompson Center Encore pistol chambered in 260 Remington. Its blued and Walnut with a 2-7 scope on top. Its not brand new, but its new to me! I cant wait to get it home later. Ill post pics once I get it home.

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:51 pm

Here it is.

Brow Tine · by **Brow Tine** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:17 am

Thats SWEET

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:26 am

Thanks! I sure like it. It getting sighted in tonight so it will be ready for the gun opener on Saturday. Hopefully I will get to knock down a deer or two with it this weekend!

DouglasSpear · by **DouglasSpear** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:22 pm

Nice. Looks like fun.

My uncle has one similar to that, but not sure if he hunts with it.

DocHolladay · by **DocHolladay** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:51 pm

Thats a sweet piece. Hope it shoots as good as it looks and good luck this weekend.

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:04 am

I sighted her in for the season. I set her up for 3/4 inch high at 50 yards which puts me at 1 1/4 high at 100, 3/4 high at 150, dead on at 200 and 1 inch low at 250. All I have to do is have a good hold where I want it and let her rip all the way out to 250. I cant wait to drop one with this gun!

miassmaro98 · by **miassmaro98** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:09 am

can this gun be bought new?

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:09 pm

Im not sure, but I think they still make the Encore in a 260. Id check with a dealer.

RICHARDCatdaddy · by **RICHARDCatdaddy** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:55 pm

Buy a Thompson Center Contender and you can nbuy a LOT of different cal barrels for it.

miassmaro98 · by **miassmaro98** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:28 pm

on t/c website they still show them,what's the price range?

RICHARDCatdaddy · by **RICHARDCatdaddy** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:10 pm

Depends on what caliber you buy,a 22 cal is going to be cheaper than say a 270 barrwel.Your best bet is go to your local gun shop and see what they have and more impotantly,what you can afford.

DocHolladay · by **DocHolladay** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:34 pm

They are in the $600-700 range, depending on caliber.

DocHolladay · by **DocHolladay** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:51 am

NYBuckhunter wrote:I sighted her in for the season. I set her up for 3/4 inch high at 50 yards which puts me at 1 1/4 high at 100, 3/4 high at 150, dead on at 200 and 1 inch low at 250. All I have to do is have a good hold where I want it and let her rip all the way out to 250. I cant wait to drop one with this gun!

What bullet/load are you using and what is the speed(fps) of it?

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:05 am

I was shooting factory loads, 140Gr at 2750ish fps, at first. One of my friends has the twin to mine and has a hand load worked up that I am using now. I am not exactly sure what the numbers on it are without asking him. I will get that info from him next time I see him, I need it to get what I need to load them myself anyhow.

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:08 am

RICHARDCatdaddy wrote:Buy a Thompson Center Contender and you can nbuy a LOT of different cal barrels for it.

There are just about as many barrels for the Encore, probably more considering I can get a stock for it and add a rifle or ML barrel. You cant do that with a Contender lol. The Encore frame is heavier than the Contender, so you have more options.

DocHolladay · by **DocHolladay** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:47 pm

If that 2750 is what the box says, you wont be hitting that. That is more than likely with a 24-26" barrel. Your barrel isnt that long and you wont be going that fast. You would need to run those loads, out of your gun, across a chronograph to be sure. His chamber and yours could be different causing variations in speed too. You lose/gain approx. 100fps per inch of barrel from wat is stated by the factory tests. So if the factory ammo is showing 2750fps with a 24" bbl and yours is 14", you will be at approx 1750fps. That is just an example and all speeds are approx.

I have a .44 mag rifle and the factory ammo I was shooting showed a velocity of 1400fps, that is out of an 8" pistol barrel. I shot it across the chrono and it was almost 1800fps. The reloads I am using now, the load manual calls for 1100fps(8" bbl) and I am and getting 1750fps.

The box says one thing and the pistol/rifle says another when checking speeds. Be sure to double check the speeds so that you dont miss that deer at 250yds thinking that the info you used is correct. This leads to either you bad mouthing the ammo, the scope or all three, when it was a simple mistake on your part.

RICHARDCatdaddy · by **RICHARDCatdaddy** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:35 pm

You can get ther shoulder stock for a Contender,and longer barrels as well as a bull barrel,which is match grade.I know,I have one in 22-250

NYBuckhunter · by **NYBuckhunter** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:21 am

RICHARDCatdaddy wrote:You can get ther shoulder stock for a Contender,and longer barrels as well as a bull barrel,which is match grade.I know,I have one in 22-250

I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

RICHARDCatdaddy · by **RICHARDCatdaddy** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:33 am

The 22-250 bull baarrel is HARD to find for less than 500 bucks,people what has em tend to hang on to them.

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