 Best 1st barrel for an encore?
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I am planning on purchasing a Encore pistol frame this weekend and am wondering what barrel I should get 1st. Uses would be punching hole in paper and hunting. Also it needs to be larger the .24 caliber.
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Re: Best 1st barrel for an encore?
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05/31/2013 12:34 AM
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Do you hand-load?
What distance do you anticipate shooting game at?
How large of game animal?
And, welcome to HH! 
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Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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05/31/2013 12:36 AM
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What ya planning to hunt with her?
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Do you hand-load?
What distance do you anticipate shooting game at?
How large of game animal?
And, welcome to HH! 1. Not yet 2. From 50 yards to 350ish yards 3. White Tail and hogs, most likely mostly hogs What ya planning to hunt with her? See #3 above. I was thinking 7mm-08 or 308.
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05/31/2013 1:03 AM
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I was thinking 7mm-08 or 308. Either would be a fine choice. At least 15" of barrel to get the good out of them.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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05/31/2013 1:08 AM
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yea the 308 T/C factory 15" barrels are everywhere on the net for around $250.
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05/31/2013 1:18 AM
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Are Pachmayr Decelerators a good investment for the encore?
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Re: Best 1st barrel for an encore?
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05/31/2013 1:34 AM
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A muzzle brake might be a better investment. The 308 can be a handful without one. Even the 7-08 with heavy bullets will get your attention. I've never used Pachy's so not much help there. Anything that makes shooting more comfortable will make you a better shooter.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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05/31/2013 1:41 AM
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I love my 308. Had SSK put their muzzle break on it and it shoots like a 45acp.
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05/31/2013 11:23 AM
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yes those grips help. im a fan of the 7mm-08 as well. shoots very well and recoil is manageable without a brake. my 15" shoots the 120's great. haven't shot anything over 140gr but for our deer the 120's cant be beat. killed to 300 with it.
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05/31/2013 3:18 PM
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I'll second the 7mm08. The perfect balance of recoil and power. I don't like a break on my hunting guns because of the extra noise, and the 7 08 is managable even with 140s. These fell to the 7 08 and a 140grn speer soft point boattail over H-380... 2012 136yrds  2011 110yrds  2010 300yrds  Can't go wrong with the 7mm08!!
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06/01/2013 12:19 AM
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The 7mm-08 and the 308 are great choices, another choice would be a 260. You are on the right track.
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06/02/2013 11:05 AM
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I would choose the 308 as my first barrel. He doesn't reload yet. You can pick up 308 ammo anywhere usually. The factory ammo options range from basic to premium as well. There is some reduced recoil ammo out there for the 308. There is also Zombie ammo. We all need some of that. LOL
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06/03/2013 1:19 PM
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Don't rule out the 30-06. I love mine. Ammo availible anywhere if you don't handload and handloaded it is capible of super accuracy. reflex264 Doe at 200 yards with the 30-06 
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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06/06/2013 11:54 PM
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I went with the 308 first, it is a handful. Now I have a 7mm-08, I load 100 gr for Varmint and plinking 120gr BT for deer, and 140 for hogs
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06/07/2013 2:43 AM
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I am currently watching a gunbroker auction for a Encore with a 12 inch 270 barrel so if it is still available on next Friday when i get paid I might get it.
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well it is $900 worth of encore for $500ish.
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06/07/2013 3:58 AM
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Nothing says you gotta stay with the same barrel. That is the beauty of the system.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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06/07/2013 7:51 PM
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If it is still available when I get paid that is why I am going to buy it. Mainly for the frame and scope.
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06/10/2013 8:50 PM
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That 270 really needs the 15" barrel. Lot's of blast with a short barrel, plus it'll suffer ballistically in that short tube.
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That is what I was thinking too but the deal is too good to pass up. here is what the muzzle break looks like on it  I cant tell if that is threaded on or if it is part of the barrel.
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That muzzle brake steals from the length of the barrel, so you essentially have about a 10" tube. Not very practical for 270 Win.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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06/15/2013 1:36 AM
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Ok i just ordered my frame so now i need to decide on a barrel
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MrC...,
I've got a 308 and 7mm-08 Encore barrels for sale. If interested send me a PM.
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Opinions of 480 ruger/475 linebaugh.
Also 10mm in an encore.
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Opinions of 480 ruger/475 linebaugh.
Would make a fantastic 150+ yard hammer.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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who makes 480 ruger barrels with iron sights? T/C custom shop is the only one I am finding. MGM has the option for a scope base but not irons.
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The holes for the 4-hole scope base also fit the T/C rear sights. You could have any of various front sights D&T'd. I have had a hankering for a Contender with a Williams ghost ring rear and a Marble's fiber optic front in green.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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I sent an email to MGM to see if they install sights on their barrels. So I should see by monday. then I just have to wait to get paid.
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Check out Mike Bellm's site. And when I mean check it out I mean read all of the informative stuff on how to make them work for you. If you still have any questions, and you will, email him and he'll get right back to you. He also sells some custom chambered Bergara barrels. He's very easy to work with and just like Rod, very willing to share his knowledge on the subject. http://www.bellmtcs.com/store/index.php?cid=562
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Check out Mike Bellm's site. And when I mean check it out I mean read all of the informative stuff on how to make them work for you. If you still have any questions, and you will, email him and he'll get right back to you. He also sells some custom chambered Bergara barrels. He's very easy to work with and just like Rod, very willing to share his knowledge on the subject. http://www.bellmtcs.com/store/index.php?cid=562 oh I have. and as a side not that is one of the worst laid out web sites that i have seen.
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It is pretty hard to get around on. I have gone there a bunch and still had to ask him where to find stuff.
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Still waiting on Bud's to ship my frame. I'm prob going to have to call them on Monday.
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