Encore barrel

[gulfdaddy]

I have an encore frame and was hoping to get a 30-30 super 14 barrel for it but I do not see one listed as a TC option.  I checked Bull Berry also and find none there either.  Am I missing something?  Thanks, Gulfdaddy

[Redhawk1]

Not a common Encore chambering, try here also. http://www.eabco.com/barels01.html

[Keith L]

Super 14 is a Contender designation.  The normal pistol length for a rifle cartridge is 15 inch in my experience.  You might check for that, but I don't know if factory Encore's ever came in 30-30.  Check Ed's TCs or the TC Custom Shop.

[Dezynco]

I never noticed that before now, but the 30-30 is NOT an Encore pistol standard offering.  You'll need to have one custom built.  You might consider having it chambered in the 30-30 Ackley Improved, especially if you are a handloader.  If not, the old 30-30 is a fantastic pistol cartridge!  Perhaps consider a 12" bull barrel rather than a standard 15" length.

Just a suggestion or two, for what it's worth.

[HAMMERHEAD]

I get my Encore and G2 barrels from MGM.

Shilen blanks, reasonable prices and quick service.

Their website isn't the best, but they have great service.

http://www.matchgrademachine.com/gunshop/home.php

[gulfdaddy]

In the 12" length is the report awful and would a break be a reasonable attachment for the caliber?

[Keith L]

I have a 12 inch 30-30 Contender barrel and don't think the report is that bad.  And neither is the recoil.  I see no need for a brake, and I am recoil sensitive.  My only braked Contender is a 14 inch 7-30 Waters, and only because it came that way.  I don't think it needs one either.

[Davemuzz]

I (also) have a 14" 7-30 Waters Contender barrel without a brake. I would agree that you do not need a brake for that caliber. The 7-30 is a relatively mild recoiling caliber. When I compare it to shooting my 6.5" Smith 44 magnum, the 7-30 is a pussycat.

I don't know if Gulfdaddy has compared the ballistics between the 30-30 and the 7-30. (I know I have in the past, but right now those "memory banks" seem to be flooded with past amounts of a liquid substance of a known origin....that I just don't want to disclose right now  ). I don't think the 30-30 gives all that much more "umph" for the bang. Especially if your shooting whitetail.

I will say that my 7-30 is an exceptionally accurate cartridge.

Dave

[gulfdaddy]

Thanks guys, I may just go with the 7-30 waters.  Sooo much good said about it.  I was leaning toward the 30-30 in a IA barrel because the ammo was every where and some day I may reload for the IA.  Heck why not both over the next few months?  It's not like I am buying the whole weapon, just the barrel.  I like the mild recoil and low report and 99% of my game is taken with in 100 yards anyway.  Texas hillcountry whitetail and coyotes.  No need for a real boomer for them.
Yep that sour mash makes you forget and makes memories both. 

What barrel length and weitht in the 7-30 waters?

[Davemuzz]

I have the 14" T\C factory barrel with a Leupold EER variable scope mounted on it. IMHO the Leupold EER is overkill. I have a Simmons ProHunter 2-6x on one of my Smith 44 magnums that are excellent handgun scopes, and they cost around $110.

My 7-30 likes the Nosler 120 or 140 grain bullets.

Dave

[gulfdaddy]

thanks Dave

[Dezynco]

I don't (personally) like muzzle brakes, they are too noisy for me!  The 7x30 Waters is a fan-freakin'-tastic cartridge.  Can't go wrong there!  I don't have one (yet) but it's based on a fine shooting cartridge in the Contender - the 30-30.