Author Topic: Encore loads and trajectory (Read 703 times)

kb · « **on:** July 11, 2004, 02:22:03 AM »

Hi all,

I just picked up an Encore, and am wondering what is the trajectory of this rifle. Im shooting a 209/50 and am planning to shoot 100g and a 295 powerbelt.

What distance does everybody like to zero in at? Im a traditional muzzleloader, and usually hunt with roundball, so Im interested in hearing what others are using with their Encores.

Thanks

Kb

handgunhuntr · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2004, 02:37:46 AM »

I shoot the same setup as you described with CCI primers, I am able to get 1.5" groups at 100 all day long

kb · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2004, 03:01:00 AM »

What is your zero, and how far out are you good to with out hold-over?

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2004, 07:23:58 AM »

I was shooting 100 gr. of triple7, (2 pellets) and the 295 gr. powerbelts and 209 primers in my Encore. I sighted it in 1 inch high at 100 yards. At 150 yards I was 1 to 2 inch's low. I switched my breech plug to the 25ACP and will have to recheck my 100 yards zero. Hope this helped.

AndyHass · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2004, 04:31:16 AM »

I would also recommend a little (1-2") high at 100, which should put you in the kill zone without hold-over out to around 150 or so before it starts dropping quickly. I would stick with around 150-170 as a max range with that load; even if you get the trajectory right, the energy will get low out there.

sabotloader · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2004, 05:07:29 AM »

Don't know whether this will help you or not, but I am shooting 300 grain Hornady XTP's, in a Nosler Sabot with a 100 grains of T7 loose powder; now that is more than 100 grains of T7 pellets, getting a velocity just over 1700 fps.

I am zeroed at a 140 yards - so that puts me up 2" @ 50 - up 2.3" @ 100 down an 1.2" @ 150 and down 9.5" at 200 with 1317 #'s of enery left.

These are all approximate numbers from the Barnes Ballistic Calculator and the base velocity I am getting across my chrono.

I shoot it (A&H) regularly at 100 yards and can verifiy that I group at 2" high mark. I have shot it at 140 yards and can verifiy that I am right on the mark give or take 1/2 - 1" but I have not shot a target or an animal beyond that. I have shot a rocks in the rock pit beyond that and am really comfortable with shooting it out to 150.

My two greatest fears at shooting these longer distances are Xwind and time in flight - it takes almost a 1/2 second for the bullet to travel 200 yards - that seems like forever on a moving animal or an animal that might bolt.