Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Single Shots Opinions on TC Encores.....

Encores, like any other rifle are not without their issues. I have owned 6 frames and dozens of barrels. Some of my barrels being completely custom were quite expensive.

As a reloader you will not have to deal with o.a.l. problems as you would with box magazines.

I have moved into a phase of appreciating lightweight (under 7.5 pounds) packages and none of my Encore setups come anywhere close to lightweight. They ARE quite functional. One of the benefits is the length of the rifle being considerably shorter than a normal bolt gun.

The Ruger Number 1 looks better and the Encore shoots and groups better .

Buy a New England more accract an less money same foe CVA an H&R

I bought a nice used Encore this weekend. It's a .375H&H with a huge Simmons scope. By the time I unload the barrel and the scope I won't have much in the walnut stock set and frame. It was a cheap way to go.

If you are on a budget and want more than one cal , then the Encore is the way to go much better the CVA and H&R junk

i bought the 50 cal encore used, going to sell the barrel and replace in a varmint/deer cartridge...either .243 or .257 roberts.

going through a period of tight money and have sold off a lot of guns and need one i can do more with...in this case a $200 used barrel goes a long way.

I'm up to a .222; .243; .270 and a 30-06 barrel. I do like the versatility. While it's true it's not a Ruger, the same amount of calibers in a Ruger would be around $2800. In the Encore I'm out only $1150. Not bad for a rifle that's a little average on looks. I'm still a big fan of the Rugers and Mausers though. The H&R and New England guns???? C'mon get real, that's going way to frugal. A man's got to have a little pride in ownership. Ballard, High Wall, Martini just to name a few....

Seriously?!? Someone comes here asking legitimate question about Encores, and this is your contribution.

I don't have anything against NEF rifles and have owned at least a couple over the years, but they aren't even in the same league as an Encore. They shoot fairly well but are seriously lacking in fit and finish.

had a encore in 270 last year,wouldn't shoot tight enough groups for me.just traded for a pro hunter 50cal last week. friend offered a good price for it and i let it go with out ever firing it. i also have a encore in 280rem for sale in the classifieds right now.belongs to a friend,he says it shoots good. check it out if you need one

What kind of groups did you get and at what ranges? What ammo? Did you try more than one brand or bullet weight?

My Encore in 270 Winchester does OK.

Now I'm glad I got my Encore. Thanks for all the input guys, both pos. & neg. One action and four barrels is a good thing. All I need now is the .223 with a 1:7 wtist and the 22-250 with a 1:8 twist and a .........well you know the disease...

Tried 4 different Encores and I will never own another! Some were high-end customs that were supposed to shoot-they didn't! Common issues was moving point of impact between trips using the same ammo.

To say it is either hit or miss in getting a good one is a major understatement.

Give me an accurate bolt any day of the week. I'd MUCH rather have a Savage, Ruger, Remington, Tikka, Winchester, Weatherby, Howa, CZ....get the picture?

I will fall short of calling them junk. My family has owned 3 of them. They are accurate as all get out. VERY impressed with the groups you can attain. There's no question or complaint there. My wife has one in 7mm-08. She had a great deal of trouble openint the gun. The trigger guard was just too stiff. She had to use both hands to open it. She also had difficulty getting her thumb under the low mounted Leupold scope. BUT the big problem was misfires. Time after time it would misfire. MORE than 50% of the time. I had a friend suggest getting the pro-hunter conversion done. If you can believe it, that made matters WORSE, + the folks at Fox Ridge Outfitters treated my wife like an idiot. I called them back and ripped them a new rear end. I took a day off from work and brought the gun back. It took them over two hours before they gave me the gun back. When my wife brought it to them they were done in less than 15 minutes. When they brought ME the gun back, they said they couldn't find any problem. BUT we never had any trouble again. A lighter spring on the extractor fixed the problem with opening. Now my son's in .260 Rem is mis-firing. I took the gun apart and looked at both the firing pin and the round block that retains the firing pin. The hole through the block was not square to the face of the block and the one screw that holds the block to the frame backed out just enouch to let the block cock/tip and was binding up on the firing pin. Since S&W bought T/C their customer service has gon downhill. JMO>

i have owned 2 tc contender rifles and a few encores- lost track- lol

anyway, with the exception of one .223 barrel which was HORRIBLE, all of them shot 1/2 moa on a regular basis.

tc knows how to make barrels apparently.

Im on my first one. Started as a 308. I sold that barrel and put a 358 barrel on it. Mine is as compact as it can legally be almost. 16" barrel and about 30" overall. Entire rifle is the length of the stock of the abolt i traded for it. With my handloads i can shoot right at 1" groups at 100. And being 358 win, it is legal for MS primitive weapon season. I want to build a pistol next...