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    270 round for Encore

    I have an Encore and it shoots 100 grain Remingtons great- had these in the safe and rough sighted gun with them. Gun shoots inch groups at 100. Then I bought a box of Silvertips in 130 grain I was gonna let the kid hunt with- larger than a baseball at 100 yards. I have just been letting the kid hunt with 100 grainers and it is getting the job done but not getting an exit. I was happier with a 223 with Barnes. I know lots of folks shoot Encores and wondering what yall have had good luck getting to fly. I checked the website and I cant find on the S@W website any barell twist rates or anything else. Figured I would ask here and see what folks are having success with- I dont really care if it is 115 to 150 grains Ill try anything.

    #2
    Try the Remington 130gr corelokts.
    they seem to work great in most 270s. Not sure about the Encore though.

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      #3
      My 300 Win Mag Encore is the same. Does not like Silvertips. Likes Corelocks.

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        #4
        my .270 likes the Hornady Superformance 130 SST

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          #5
          Ill try running some 130 Corelocks down it Monday.

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            #6
            Both my encores (.280 and .270) seem to prefer federal.

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              #7
              My hunting buddy has a Pro hunter in a 7 Mag. He has had extensive work done on it, trigger job, heavy duty hinge pin kit,shortened and re-crowned the barrell, new scope, etc. It will only shoot 3" gropups at 100. He is about ready to throw in the towel and get a diferent gun. He has tried every factory load and about a dozen diferent handloads with the same result.

              Wayne

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                #8
                why do all that work to one?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by tbeak View Post
                  why do all that work to one?
                  Different folks like different things. I have a 6.5-284 Encore barrel. But that's what I wanted.

                  Glen look on eabco's website. I think they have a chart with factory twist rates. I can't imagine it not being able to shoot 130 grain loads. I suspect you will just have to find the one it likes.

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                    #10
                    I suppose so, the only thing i would like to change on mine is adjust the trigger a little lighter. any of you guys know much about pistol scopes? i've got a 22-250

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                      #11
                      Mike bellm did mine and it's a crisp 2.75#.

                      I have a nikon monarch on my pistol barrel. It's a good scope but if you've never shot through an EER scope, it kind of sucks. The FOV is very small and you will have to have a good rest.
                      Last edited by Mike D; 12-16-2011, 02:48 PM.

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                        #12
                        thats the kind of info i am after, personal experience. Thanks Mike D . i asked the question before but no one posted on it. No i have never shot through on, just looked at them in the store. i find with the pistol its easy to pull the shots and the tightest i can get my groups is ~3-in radius. I want to use this pistol as a deer gun and i think the pistol is a lot harder to shoot, but that kinda makes it fun.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by tbeak View Post
                          thats the kind of info i am after, personal experience. Thanks Mike D . i asked the question before but no one posted on it. No i have never shot through on, just looked at them in the store. i find with the pistol its easy to pull the shots and the tightest i can get my groups is ~3-in radius. I want to use this pistol as a deer gun and i think the pistol is a lot harder to shoot, but that kinda makes it fun.
                          With a good rest, you'd be surprised how well these pistols shoot. My longest shot to date with my .260 Encore pistol is 155 yards. But I was in a box blind with a sandbag rest. It is pretty darn cool to shoot something that far away with a pistol though.

                          One other thing. The 22-250 is a hot little round and performs best in longer barrels from my experience. You may not see much performance advantage over a .223 in a short pistol barrel. But you will get more muzzle blast and potentially louder report, more recoil, etc. I can't say this for certain as I do not have personal experience but do your homework before deciding for sure.
                          Last edited by Mike D; 12-16-2011, 02:51 PM.

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                            #14
                            I know part of the problem is the person behind the sights. i cannot focus on both sights and the target to get it 100% where i want. its either the front sight and target and the back goes fuzzy or the sights and the target goes fuzzy. thats where i thought the scope would come in handy.

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                              #15
                              Yeah unfortunately our eyes are designed to only focus on one thing at a time and it can be difficult. A scope would certainly help with that.

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