How do you tweak an Encore?

[adkguy]

Looking for advice. I saw a 6.5 Creedmore barrel for sale on Gunbroker.com and I'm hearing so much hoopla about the long range capability of this caliber I thought I'd buy it. My question to you is; what can be done to the receiver to help the gun live up to the caliber? Thanks and happy hunting.

 

[someguy2800]

Some barrels will have a tiny bit of play on the hinge pin which can be fixed with this.

https://www.eabco.net/TC-Encore-Adjustable-Hinge-Pin_p_14058.html

Its also important with break actions to correctly headspace your brass

https://www.bellmtcs.com/?p=2718

I don't have any specific advice since I have not done one on an encore but you can do or have done a trigger job

Finally you can bed the forearm to the barrel. Its not really possible to free float the forearm on a T/C since its litterally screwed to the bottom of the barrel, but I have had good luck on break actions bedding the forearm to the barrel using clear silicone, and free floating it forward of the forearm screws.

Encores can be shockingly good shooters. I have seen several that were well under moa at the bench. The one in my family has a bergara 270 win barrel and it is a .75 moa gun. Only thing that was done to it was the Eabco pin above. One of my family members is a friend of his and he is a wealth of T/C knowledge and makes barrels for them as well.

 

[Damon555]

I got lucky with my Pro-Hunter. All that's been done to it is a trigger job and it shoots fantastic with most of my barrels. There are many little tips and tricks out there to improve performance as mentioned above......Shoot it first and see if it needs anything....you might be surprised at how well it performs untouched.

 

[SwampWolf]

Follow Damon555's advice. Personally, I don't "tweak" anything until it needs tweaked. I'd suggest shooting it first before you decide to make any "improvements".

 

[someguy2800]

Absolutely shoot it first before messing with it. Many people assume that a break action gun must be inherently inaccurate, but thats just not the case.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I’ve owned half a dozen encores and probably 30 barrels.

There’s one secret for accuracy on these that nobody knows about but I will share with you.

When you remove the barrel if it’s a centerfire rifle caliber look inside the recess where the rim should rest. If it doesn’t have one take that barrel and list it for sale on eBay. Then take the proceeds and buy an entry level bolt action such as a Ruger American that will probably shoot groups a quarter of the size of your encore no matter how much you spend on barrels.

An encore in this cartridge is like chambering an SKS for 6mm ppc. I’ve literally spent thousands to come to the conclusion that accuracy and break action are mutually exclusive terms. Doubly so for rimless cases

Another thing I learned the hard way is NEVER try to turn a turd barrel into a shooter. If it doesn’t wow you within the first 20 rounds get rid of it.

 

[Legionnaire]

Perhaps more than you want to know about Encores and Contenders: https://www.bellmtcs.com/

 

[redbullitt]

The above link will take care of everything lol. I put a slightly oversized hinge pin in my encore. Right now I have a short 30 30 barrel that will shoot a cast 150g WFN 1900 fps bullet consistently 1.75 inches at 100 yards. Very satisfactory for the bullet. Jacketed does markedly better.

Break action guns, especially nice ones, can be plenty accurate for anything typical/practical. I do know that the TC brand barrels can be hit and miss... I have sold all of mine due to accuracy issues with cast bullets and goofy throats on them. I have not had any problems with my MGM, and will likely buy another later.

The rimmed cartridges are generally your encore/contenders best friend too!