I have an Encore, in a Stainless/Composite Pistol version, in
.308 Win. It came out of the box spraying bullets. I shot a
bunch of test loads, trying to find something that would
even approach "Minute of Deer". I finally contacted T/C, and
asked what they tested their guns with, and went out an bought
that factory ammo(I hate buying factory ammo!). It sprayed, too.
So it went back to T/C, and they recrowned it. Now it shoots in
the 1.5 MOA range, with hand loads. In contrast, my Savage Striker,
in .308 Win., came out of the box shooting factory duplicated
loads 1 MOA, and shoots it's pet handload sub MOA. I got the
Encore, so I could buy different barrels, but after looking at the
cost of aftermarket barrels, versus buying aftermarket barrels,
for the Savage, and just screwing them on, I have lost interest
in the Encore. All of this aftermaket frame work, and over sized pins
thing, to get Encores to be accurate is nonsense. The first person
with a decent offer, can take my Encore home with them.
My Savages are staying put.
Squeeze
