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Offline buckslayer

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« on: May 08, 2005, 02:04:25 AM »
made ya groan, moan, and say not again!!! :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2005, 03:19:00 AM »



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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2005, 03:50:35 AM »
For what I'll pay for a Encore...I can have any Handi fully customized the way I want it...and it will most likely out shoot it...

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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2005, 04:16:53 AM »
I can tell you I seen a couple of Encore at the range and from what I seen them do at the 100 yard target ,was average ,the price of them are there,the Handi only set me back $170.00 compared to a Encore over $500.00 mark,but then I remember you can buy a new Remington BDL for $129.00 when I started hunting many moons ago.
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2005, 04:22:31 AM »
After having two custom rifles made which cost a great deal more than my handi rifle all I can say is these rifles shoot with a good setup. My .243 shoots less than a 1" group out of the box. I will work on getting it tighter  :-) . I am sure the encore shoots great as well. bottom line is do you need to spend a lot of money to have a rifle thats shoots well? certainly not
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2005, 06:31:59 AM »
As far as I'm concerned...the only reason the Encores do as good as they do...being able to switch barels easily and the caliber selection...one of these days...the folks in charge at Marlin will realize this simple little fact...

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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2005, 07:16:02 AM »
Here's the same question asked in the Single Shot forum....

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=57691
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2005, 07:47:13 AM »
buckslayer you know better
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2005, 08:12:28 AM »
I have both, an Encore and a Handi on 30-06.  The Handi shoots rings around the Encore.  The Encore is the first thing Thompson Center has ever made that I don't like.  Just don't feel right.  Doesn't shoot like I want it to.  No good beyond 150 to 200 yards.  But I do have to say the Muzzleloader is very good.  I shoot right in there with my partner who uses a Knight Disk.  The 150gr charges that we use is very comforting when hunting something that could turn and eat you.
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« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2005, 05:44:22 PM »
I like Contenders. So far I am not impressed with my .243 handi rifle. I may have scope problems or hold problems, but the thing shoots 6" groups (with a couple of shots sometimes going in nearly one hole). My .223 Contender (pistol) shoots 3/8" if I am doing my part. I am still working on the handi rifle cause I like the idea of a cheap interchangable barrel rifle. Bedding the scope and adding rubber to the forend did not help. I am going to try different bullet weights. I have been shooting 75s with Varget. I will withhold judgement for a while.

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« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2005, 06:09:57 PM »
Mike,

Try taking the rubber out and using something solid instead.  I use 6mmX8mm (1/4"X5/16") flat washers between the barrel lug and the forearm screw to get my barrel to float.  It also doesn't hurt to use a 1/4"X20 screw that's 3/4" long to hold the forearm on.  I use a straight slot screw that I snug down and then back up until the screw slot is parallel  to the barrel.  That allows me to return the screw to that position when I change barrels.
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