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Looking at a 223 Encore barrel for varmints,. Any appreciable difference being noted in quality between the original T/C built barrels and those coming out of S&W-T/C currently?
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Can't say, but if paying anywhere near full-ticket, I'd pony up a bit more for an aftermarket to get the twist I wanted. MGM offers up to 1-7" IIRC. Plus, you could get one already AI'd to reduce the need to trim, or get a chamber tha would let you shoot 5.56. Options are good.
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I understand that S& W bought T/C mainly for their Barrel Making success !!! Hopefully they have taken advantage of that ability & haven't screwed it up !!!
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One of the most accurate 223's I ever owned was an Encore Weathershield. What a tackdriver!
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how did it do with heavier bullets? 62 and up?
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My 1-12 twist barrel shoots fine with any bullet up to 65 grains and that is as high as I wanted to go. I mostly shoot 45-55 grain bullets. I have since bought a stainless 223 barrel for my contender and it is just a good a shooter as the Encore barrel was with the same bullets. Both barrels made after S&W acquired TC.
Last edited by rickt300; 06/14/20.
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Just picked a S&W barrel chambered in 22lr. Came with a Contender rifle that had a mounted 223 barrel. Both are heavy barrels.
I'll post results when I have time to mount a scope and test it.
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