OT - Questions about T/C Encore 50cal

joachim slim · Post by **joachim slim** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:50 pm

a friend has a Encore that is 50 cal with a wood stock, forearm and uses the 209 primer. he is asking $485 for the gun. are these good rifles? are you able to buy other barrels to put on the gun?

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:53 pm

Yep, you can get shotgun as big as 12 ga. and many chamberings of rifle barrels. You can even set it up for rimfire! Just takes a bit money...

No, I'm not laughing at you, I have 21 Contender barrels and two frames...

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:34 pm

[he is asking $485 for the gun. are these good rifles?]

My son recently bought a new Pro-Hunter .50, the one with the flex-tech stock & stainless steel metal for $800; and also a .300 Win Mag extra barrel/forend for another $300.

Then he put matching Burris (?) scopes on the two barrels - the scopes with multiple circles in the lower vertical reticles, to make hitting at various long ranges a snap.

I wasn't comfortble shooting it, but he took two Caribou with it at 350+ yards (3 shots) - so they're certainly viable.

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:43 pm

With aftermarket barrels the possibilities are pretty much endless. Even 416 Rigby and 50 Alaskan. Some of mine like my .405 will cloverleaf 3 shots at 100 yards.

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:03 pm

Buy it!!

mohavesam · Post by **mohavesam** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:55 pm

inspect the bore & breech plug thoroughly. Then buy it and start collecting barrels.

Its a lifelong hobby.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:26 am

WELL IT'S NOT A LEVERGUN, IS IT?