Were to buy an encore slug barrel

[racioppi]

I was wondering if anybody can direct me to a reputable dealer to purchase a 12 gauge rifled barrel for my encore?

I have had the 209 50 for a few months I added a larger hing pin changed the stock and forearm to walnut and converted to .25acp breech plug. I have shot every sabot i could out of it and also powder. I am able to do .5 inch groups at 50 yards using 80 grains blackmag3 spit patching between shots and a 295 grain hollow point powerbelt. This is the 4th time I have ever shot a rifle or gone to a range but have read every post on about 4 different boards on muzzleoading for a few months and it has taken over my free time and I love it. I live in NJ along the coast about 5 miles inland. I hunt deer mostly in small pockets were you would never believe they are and in pretty close proximity to developments. for anyone looking to shoot blackmag3 I would highly reccomend it. It is cleaner and more accurate than both Pyrodex and triple seven in pellets or powder for me. I still have to spit patch between shots to seat a bullet all the way down.

[Buford]

Ed's Contenders (http://www.edstc.com/edstc/index.html) is great to work with - good luck

[RCL]

My advice, make sure you want to do this before you buy the barrel. See if you can find someone with this setup who will let you fire a few shots.
My brother did this with his Encore. He said the recoil was brutal. I realize everyone feels recoil differently, but there could be something to it, as it cracked the stock on a fairly new gun.
Check it out first.

[Buford]

I have the standard 12 guage barrel with sights - the recoil is not that bad, yes, you can tell when it goes off - however, it is not enough to crack the stock.

[BigMac53]

There is one on ebay right now that you may want to check out.