So. . .YOU got my barrel. . .just kidding, I was in that TCA raffle too. I have the 15 inch barrel for my Encore, but haven't worked up any loads for it yet. Primarily I'll be shooting groundhogs with it, as we can't used bottle-necked cartridges for deer here in Ohio.
Couple of things to note--while you can shoot milsurp ammo through these barrels, you will sometimes have misfires because the primers are set a little deep for the SKS and AK's. I have also had problems with Wolf ammo, not just in misfires, but I've had problems getting the breech open (Wolf and milsurp ammo will use .311 bullets, most American-loaded commercial ammo will use .308). I have shot the cheap Winchester ammo with no problems, and with very good accuracy. I hope to reload here in the next few weeks, and hope to be out shooting when it warms up, so I can report more later!
