pro hunter range results

[truckie]

Purchased a pro hunter two months ago. I tried several bullets with loose T-7 with fair results. Weather was very hot. Today I shot Three T-7 pellets with a 200 gr shockwave on top of a mag sub base . 100 yd groups were approx 2.5". 200 yd groups were poor.
I had noticed when you tighned the front bolt on the forarm down tight you could not insert or remove the ram rod, so I kept this screw a little loose. When I removed the ram rod and tighned the screw down thight, 100 yd groups touched ! and 200 yd groups were 2.5 " with a 2" drop from 100 to 200 yds .Aparently the screw is a touch to long. I  put a washer on the for arm bolt to remedy this problem. The sub bases also helped alot . Give this a try if accury is not what you expect

[AndyHass]

I'd call that pretty good results with such a heavy charge.

Welcome to the weakness of the Encore design...the unfloatable forearm.  I'm glad yours was so easy to fix, I know some people who had problems that didn't go away!

[Biff Mayhem]

Keep all stock screws in tight uniformity for best consistency. Using/needing washers with T/C guns is very common. I don't understand the forend problems that don't go away. I guess I'm looking for a more in-depth explanation on that - simply because of T/C's fine warranty.

Going thru several bullets with only fair results could of been a prior loose stock problem -- could of been failure to shoot a box or two of conicals first - when the rifle is brand new & may need special/faster break-in procedures. Plastic sabots will not remove tiny burrs on rifling edges. That will defintely delay barrel break-in.

[Lawful Larry]

When you guys tighten these forend screws, do you tighten the aft screw first then the foreward screw second?  Just was wondering if that would make a difference.  These forends are one pain in the a$$ when in comes to a split stock.

Thanks.       

[TRM-1]

Have you checked to see if the screws are the same length? Seems like I heard a dealer remark about people swapping the screws and the longer screw locking the ramrod in place. Just thought I would ask.

[McD]

When I owned my encore one I put a washer on each srew on the inside of the forearm...a little dab of grease kept them in place.

[simonkenton]

A hundred and fifty grains of T7 is certainly a magnum load.
I will bet, that it knocks that Mastodon down, and keeps him down!

[TRM-1]

Just wondering did you check the length of the screws on the forearm? I checked mine and they were the same, however my pro hunter has a regular forearm. My gun is the thumbhole camo version and TC shipped the first ones without the flextech forearm. I spoke to TC about my forearm and they said it was because of a problem with the camo, therefore they put a regular forearm on it. So let me know if you checked your screws and if your gun has the flextech forearm.