Pro hunter barrels on a regular Encore

[kb]

Will a pro hunter barrel fit on regular encore?  Is there any advantage the pro hunter barrels have over regular??

Thanks

kb

[Redhawk1]

Yes they will fit, the advantage in the pro-hunter barrel is they are longer and have the fluted barrels to aid in cooling. Also they look cool.

[rebAL]

Yes they will fit, the advantage in the pro-hunter barrel is they are longer and have the fluted barrels to aid in cooling. Also they look cool.

 As a single shot woods hunter I see this more as a DISadvantage.  I hope T/C will continue to make Encore barrels.

[Redhawk1]

Yes they will fit, the advantage in the pro-hunter barrel is they are longer and have the fluted barrels to aid in cooling. Also they look cool.

 As a single shot woods hunter I see this more as a DISadvantage.  I hope T/C will continue to make Encore barrels.

What do you mean by that. I am a little confused. 

[rebAL]

Yes they will fit, the advantage in the pro-hunter barrel is they are longer and have the fluted barrels to aid in cooling. Also they look cool.

 As a single shot woods hunter I see this more as a DISadvantage.  I hope T/C will continue to make Encore barrels.

What do you mean by that. I am a little confused. 

  What I mean is as a still-hunter in heavy timber, I want a light small rifle easy to carry and not catching on limbs & as  a hunter, why should I be concerned with barrel getting too hot?  I see long heavy fluted barrel to be advantage  for long range target shooting, not short range still-hunting in heavy cover. 

[Redhawk1]

I guess that is why they make both, some of us like the longer barrels, it is all personal choice.

[rebAL]

Amen!  Thank God for free enterprise capitalism! 

[FOX22250]

I guess that is why they make both, some of us like the longer barrels, it is all personal choice.

yes you right
the fluted barrel help to get rid of barrel whip witch helps with accuracy.......

[Chuck White]

Look at these figures guys!

I just took these measurements on 3 of my rifles.

Remington M-7, length is 38 inches.
T/C Encore (w/26 inch barrel) length is 40 1/2 inches.
Remington M-700, length is 44 inches.

That means that a T/C Encore with a 28 inch barrel will measure 42 1/2 inch, and that is 4 1/2 inches longer than my M-7 and 1 1/2 inches shorter than my M-700.

Some people tend to forget about how the T/C is set up, the action (as far as length goes) is very short so, Encores can sport a long barrel and still be short, overall.

[CallaoJoe]

I've got a 30-06 Pro-Hunter barrel for my standard reciever and it shoots great.  With the absence of any moving parts in the action, the longer barrel still results in a fairly short rifle.  Similar to a 28" barreled SxS or O/U shotgun compared to a 26" barreled autoloader or pump gun.  If you are just gonna use it for hunting, and want a shorter rifle for the whitetail woods, I think that's a good combo  too.

I have to admit though, that part of the reason I bought the PH barrel is that I think they look cool....   And I may use it for an Elk hunt some day.....

[Striderman]

Where is the best/cheapest place to purchase one.  I have a standard encore with walnut forend and stock and was looking for a 28" blued prohunter muzzleloader barrel barrel.