Author Topic: Encore opening help (Read 559 times)

Moe · « **on:** January 09, 2004, 10:51:14 AM »

I know this has been discussed before. My Encore with a specific barrel is just plain hard to open...empty...and worse after being fired. I am about 20% off max loads so I don't think pressure is a problem. Have tried two frames and it seems to be the barrel. What exactly causes this? Do I need "fitting" somewhere?
Thanks in adance. :roll:

IronMonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2004, 11:57:35 AM »

Yeah, sounds like your locking lugs are a tad too big or too small. Call TC and see if they can send out some different sizes. The barrel should sound exactly the same closing empty, without force as the other barrels. Even better is to get Jim Henry to work on it. He is CA and is the best TC smith out there. Dan

b square · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:05:54 PM »

Hey IronMonkey.............. How would a person go about getting in touch with Jim Henry?

Eric N. · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2004, 06:47:26 PM »

You wont belive this,butt there are 2 trigger guards for the Encore. If yours is Blued,it is the old one. The new and improved model is matt. If yours is Blued,send it back to TC for the easy open one. Seems to me the Contender had a prob like this!

quicksdraw45 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2004, 05:39:49 AM »

Check the barrel to frame gap , I have found that this will vary from barrel to barrel and frame to frame at least with the contenders and I would think it would be the same with the encore . If you have real tight frame and barrel combo they become hard to close.
I have a couple of barrels that just plain wont work with certain frames.

Moe · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2004, 05:44:02 AM »

QD45, it closes OK, its opening thats a problem. The gap is pretty tight on this rig, if I remember correctly its .002". Any more suggestions would be welcome.

Moe · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2004, 11:47:22 AM »

Any other suggestions...help!

KYODE · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2004, 02:12:43 PM »

don't know moe, but check to see if the firing pin is hanging in, or on the primer. seems i've heard of it happening. not sure :? i'd like to know myself.

Paladin · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2004, 06:17:50 PM »

seems like I read some where that if ya dry fire a encore it will mess up the fireing pin return spring