50 alaskan for encore?

[adirondacker]

want to have a barrel built for my encore in 50 ak.i think i am going to order it thru virgin-valley.not to many others have the reamer ssk is $$ and the estimated time is longer.a friend of mine has a vv barrel in 257 rbts 12" and has had excellent perf.from it.fox ridge won't do a 50 cal.they said they had poor luck with them?would appreciate any suggestions as to barrel length diameter etc.im thinking 21" ss as light a contour as possible and maybe ported.thanks

[BNoz01]

Greetings,

I got a 500 S&W from Virgin Valley.  It's a SS finish, 22 inch length barrel.  I've only shot it at 50 yards so far during scope sighting in / initial load development, but those round will overlap at that distance.   The recoil of this thing is pretty severe IMHO.

From my experience so far I'd highly recommend the VV / 500 S&W combo.  I don't have first hand knowledge of the 50 Ak round.  However, be forewarned that VV uses another supplier for it's 50 caliber barrel blanks.  I believe the supplier name is something like "Mountain Man".

B. Noz.

[New Hampshire]

Ive heard the full size Marlins that Wild West Custom makes the 50 alaskan in are brutal to shoot.  In the lighter Encore I would think it just as bad.  I would go with a heavy taper just to keep as much weight on as possible (which is still gonna be on the light side.)  Next I would get one of the various shoulder pads available.  Then I would slip a round in the chamber, tuck the gun in tight and pray to whoever is above just as I squeeze the trigger and......WOW, It hurts just thinking about it   .  I dont think you will have problems at all.  The 50 alaskan, although brutal to shoot, probably wont present any real problems, gunwise.  All I can say is you really do have a pair on ya   .  Tell us how things go when you get your new bbl in.
Brian M.

[adirondacker]

yeah i know that recoil will prob be an issue,i have some large stuff now 480 ruger,444p marlin but i really want a true 50 cal.the alaskan shoots a .510 t0 .512 dia. bullet.i'll prob have to slug the barrel to get an accurate measure.when i was doing research on the cartridge one guy wrote "the 50 alaskan designed by someone to knock a bear and the shooter on their a$$".thought that was pretty funny.the recoil should be no worse than the 50 encore muzzleloader with 300 gr sabot and 150gr of pellets?hopefully.thanks again

[New Hampshire]

.the recoil should be no worse than the 50 encore muzzleloader with 300 gr sabot and 150gr of pellets?hopefully.thanks again

I do not have any velocity data for a 209x50 using an Encore bbl.  But I can confirm that the free recoil of the .50 Alaskan will be roughly the same as the .375H&H in an Encore.  I dont know if you have shot the H&H in an Encore, but if you have you will get an idea of what it will be like with the Alaskan.  Again, good luck and keep us updated.
Brian M.

[vhunter]

I just bought the 375 H&H encore and it is hefty!! I have toned it down with reloads but I luv it!! Get a EER or extended eye relief scope because you will need it! It only hurts for a little while!! HA HA! good luck and let us know what you do! :eek: