jon8777 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Does anyone shoot a 15" 300wm Encore pistol? I am looking at getting one made for the encore... any input would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Yep, I've had one for a couple years now. Mine started life as a .308 chamberd barrel but was sent to SSK for a rechamber to 300WM and to have one of JD's Arrestor breaks installed. Shoot's 165gr Winchester Combined Technologies bullets into slightly less than an inch at 100yds. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon8777 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Whats your twist rate, powder, primer, scope, brl length, FPS? Sorry for all the questions, I have a guy hanging on the hook for a 308 barrel, but I have the 300wm sitting on the safe will all the goodies ready to go. The 300wm is TC standard 26" heavy blue. Shoots good, but I miss having pistol brl and I have wanted to make a heavy bottle neck brl for it... just want some info on it before i send it to the gunsmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Whats your twist rate, powder, primer, scope, brl length, FPS? The twist rate is 1-10", Powder is IMR4350, Primers are WLRM, Scope is a Burris 3-9X AO sitting in a Talley one piece base, Barrel length is 16", Can't answer FPS never chronoed them. I will suggest getting a good brake on your barrel. Recoil with the heavier bullets will get your attention. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon8777 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thats very close to what I want to build. I have some 4350, Rl-22 & wlrm primers that I was going to use... at least I have that much going for me. Did you relocate the front swivel? I was going between a JP, OPS, Vais or Miculek. I like the bad look of the JP's. The gunsmiths I talked to about doing the work said they have had good results with the Miculek for 1/2 the price. They also said the JP will do the job and then some. What break do you have? Has anyone used any of those breaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 When I got this barrel it was drilled for a pistol length forend. I wanted a rifle length so I drilled and tapped the front mount hole up where the swivel was then moved the swivel stud back to the middle of the forend. I like the way the bipod rides it better this way. The brake on this barrel is the Arrestor that SSK makes and installs. I had an OPs brake on a 308 and it worked very well. I've heard the JP brake is one of the best but I personally don't care for the looks. The Vias brakes have a big following and that will likely be the one I go with on my 300WSM XP100. If you don't mind me asking... Who do you have intend to use to make your barrel? hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon8777 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have a guy about 45min north of me. The guys price is inline with another local guy. He specalizes in hand built single shot high high, did I say high end custom for guys that hunt dangerous game and guy that just want a one off hand built rifle. I called a few TC custom builders and its a 16-24 week wait, this guy said 2-3 weeks and he will throw it on the lathe when hes cutting threads for another gun. I was also going to Creakote the brl, so that cuts his time down for rebluing. I am also kicking around Creakoting the frame at the same time. The biggest thing thats holding me back is the 3-4hr rebuild time for the guts. The JP Howie has a nice look to it, just do I want a 2" golf ball on the end of my gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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