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Not proud of this but after shoot'in my Encore and CVA last winter I put them away and due to stupidity and a couple distractions I realized I didn't clean them 3 months later. I was sick, I also shoot Blackhorn 209. I got them out and much to my surprise no rust. I cleaned them and they are as good as new. So as you might understand I find these stories hard to believe. Did they dirty their barrels with primers or maybe shoot one shot with Pyrodex or 777? After my experience I think there has to be an explaination.

TC Encore topped with 270 barrel.

I agree with FrontierGander you can shoot it but I like to get the plugs because rust loves to start in those little holes that are so easy to miss when dry'in a wet gun.

I shoot an Encore with 100gr. of BH behind a Harvester 260gr. Scorpion Funnel Point with their crush rib sabots and it shoots great.

Balloons or electrical tape will work fine and are cheaper than the rain gear ya buy online or in the stores.

I use 260gr. Harvester Scorpion funnel points in my Encore and they shoot great and with the crush rib sabots they push easy.

I shoot an Encore and have been use'in Blackhorn for 2 years. It's everything they say and more, I shoot more now because it's so clean. I shoot 100grns. behind a 260gr. Harvester Scorpion and it shoots great.

I also shoot the Encore, hard to beat, I shoot the Blackhorn 209 behind a Harvester Scorpion in the crush rib sabot. These bullets push as easy as anything and the guys are right Blackhorn 209 is the cleanest burning by far, I've tried them all loose and pellets.

I use 260gr. Harvester Scorpions in crush rib sabots.

I use 260gr. Harvester Scorpions.

If you have to buy powder thru the mail, www. Grafs.com has Blackhorn 209 on sale at $26.99. If you haven't tried it, you should.

Blackhorn 209 I use 100 grains it measures like any other powder, by volume. It is also loose powder which I didn't mention. It seems to have less recoil unsual for a loose powder.

I shoot an Encore and have tried all the powders, loose and pellets and have always had to swab after 3 shots because of a burn ring and difficulty loading even powerbelts. That problem is solved by Blackhorn 209, after reading about it in Gunhunter magazine I had to try it. It's as good as that writer said, I shot 8 shots and the last pushed as easy the first. My hands are crippled with arthritis and I have never been able to shoot sabots because of loading them. I tried the Harvester Scorpion HP in the new crushrib sabot and they push as easy as Powerbelts and were very accurate. I would highly recomend both products. The Blackhorn 209 was sort hard to find cause its new but Western seemed glad to assist all they could after I emailed them. The Harvester bullets I buy from Graf & Sons they are also about 1/3 the cost of Powerbelts. I wish you all safety and great luck as hunt'in seasons are here again.

Can anyone tell me if a person of moderate ability can adjust the Pro Hunter trigger? This is a sin to pay that much for a gun and get a trigger like that. I have an original Encore and it came with a great trigger. I love the Encores but these triggers are a shame. Maybe TC ought slow mass production down and go back to craftmanship.

Can anyone tell me if a person of moderate ability can adjust the Pro Hunter trigger? This is a sin to pay that much for a gun and get a trigger like that. I have an original Encore and it came with a great trigger. I love the Encores but these triggers are a shame. Maybe TC ought slow mass production down and go back to craftmanship.

Have any of you guys shot the Hornady sabots or the TC Shockwaves? I have always used the powerbelts cause of easy loading, I have arthritis. Now manufacturers are saying these sabots load easy. Do they or are they just blow'in smoke?

Have any of you guys shot the Hornady sabots or TC Shockwaves. Ive shot powerbelts because they're easy to load, I have arthritis. But ads are saying these new sabots are easy to load. Are they or are the manufacturers just blow'in smoke?

My deer rifle TC Encore 270 Win. with 3X9 Bushnell scope

Re: Sabots -vs- Powerbelts I have used Powerbelts 295 gr. for 10 years and have never had a problem with accuracy or passthroughs. But I tried the Sabertooth bullets 270 gr. last year and like them even better. They're like the powerbelts except the bullet sits in a little sabot but pushes as easy as a powerbelt. The hollow in the bullet has six points and opens just like the Barnes bullets into six petals. In my Encore it's a little more accurate than the powerbelts.

Re: Red dot sight First of all, I really like the red dot sights. I bought a 2x dot sight last year but still had the problem of things look'in smaller through the sight at distances over 50 yards. This year I bought a 3x9 50mm scope that has a tiny little red dot. I haven't shot it yet but I think it's gonna be perfect. You can use with or without turn'in the dot on. It's a BSA and available at Sportsman's Guide.

Re: Optima and Powerbelts!! Hey Gator, we've killed a lot of deer with powerbelts and they mushroom great, usually to about the size of a quarter, the exeption is the aerotips. Only shot one deer but it just punched a little hole through requiring a lengthy tracking job. I think the aerotips might work on heavier game but i don't like them for deer. I'll stick to the hollow points they're great.

Re: Need Some Quick Pointers I agree with coop, my Encore doesn't like 245's but loves 295's, that's with 2-50gr. pellets Pyrodex or 777. While sighting in, I would suggest the Knight Range Patches that are presoaked with cleaning solevent, I run one of them through, flip it over and run it again and then reload, works great. good luck

Re: On-line topo maps I just got a topo map from mytopo 2 weeks ago. It's really great, I zoomed in and got what I wanted, but it doesn't zoom far enough for your purposes.

Re: Traditions Pursuit Pro We have a Pursuit LT, it works and shoots great. My brother shot a bull elk with it last week. We shoot either Pyrodex or 777 pellets, 2-50's and 295gr. powerbelts. Yours might like some thing else. I think you'll really like your Pursuit. good hunt'in

Re: Crossbow I have a Barnett Demon that is very accurate. You might want to check out the Barnett Revolution it has adjustable cheek piece and adjustable stock length, this can be a plus. You can check them out on ebay they run $325 to $380. Hope you enjoy your crossbow, no matter what you buy. good hunt'in