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Offline poncaguy

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Encore pistol frame won't close
« on: August 20, 2009, 04:21:52 PM »
Was shooting my Encore 15" 22-250 barrel today (new)Fired  3 rounds, was hard to open after each round, but after 3rd shot, action will not close. Was doing okay with a 204 15" barrel before that. Any ideas on what broke or happened?
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 02:36:10 PM »
shooting factory or reloads?

will the barrel close with an empty chamber?
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2009, 02:46:48 PM »
Factory rounds, feels like it is hitting something solid, chamber empty...............left it at my pistol smith, but he is a very busy man. I have another frame.........
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2009, 02:49:05 PM »
did you put the barrel on the other frame?

are the locking bolts going in right?
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 03:12:29 PM »
I put the 204 barrel on another frame, works ok, gun smith has 22-250 barrel and frame so I won't know anymore until he calls.I tried the 204 on the other frame and it wouldn't close either, something inside frame had broke or came loose.........
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2009, 11:45:36 AM »
Especially, if you gunsmith is a busy man, you might have been better off sending your frame or barrel to T/C for repair.  Repair there would have cost you nothing but your shipping costs to get it there which are fairly cheap via U. S. Mail.
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2009, 11:49:29 AM »
You can not ship the frame via us postal service It must go by a pricate carrier. unless you have an FFL.

I agree he would have been better shipping it back to TC for repairs unless he has some major custom work done to it.
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2009, 03:00:14 AM »
There is something that is misunderstood.  There are different definitions that apply to what is a firearm.  To the BATF, the frame is the firearm and would be classified as rifle, handgun, etc.  To the U. S. Postal Service, a frame is a "gun part" irrespective of what its use was or is going to be.  If it doesn't have grips or short barrel attached and doesn't look like a handgun, the U. S. Postal Service won't have a problem with you shipping it.
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Re: Encore pistol frame won't close
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 04:03:44 AM »
A Person can not ship the serial numbered frame of a handgun via the USPS. Only an FFL can ship a S/N frame via usps.
A private person can ship any other part except loaded ammo trough the USPS
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