Finished my encore.

[blacksheep]

I finally finished my encore. Last year Illinois allowed us to hunt with strait walled cases. So I bought a 45-70 barrel and the build began. It shoots awesome, and kicks pretty good for such a light gun. I had a muzzle brake installed, cerakote black graphite applied and had the stocks dipped in Veil Wideland. It has a Bellm trigger job and oversized pin. Topped with a VX3 3.5-10 and Leupold base and dovetail rings. I'm ready for that buck this year!

 

[std7mag]

Oh, it's a rifle...
I was thinking Contender.
Was gonna say, 45-70 out of a pistol, your more man than me! Lol

Nice looking rifle though!!

 

[Nick87]

Original Encore or Pro. I've been looking fir a 45-70 barrel for my original amd haven't had much luck.

 

[Nick87]

Also where is bethlto?

 

[Dave N]

Original Encore or Pro. I've been looking fir a 45-70 barrel for my original amd haven't had much luck.

They will interchange. Pro Hunter barrels are longer but they all can be swapped in the other frames.

 

[Nick87]

They will interchange. Pro Hunter barrels are longer but they all can be swapped in the other frames.

Thats right you told me that too. I'm slippin.

 

[Dave N]

Thats right you told me that too. I'm slippin.

Getting older, kid!

 

[Nick87]

Getting older, kid!

Tell me about it. Trying to read something at work yesterday I couldn't do it. Had to get closer. Reality set in.

 

[std7mag]

Tell me about it. Trying to read something at work yesterday I couldn't do it. Had to get closer. Reality set in.

That's why I have bifocal safety glasses at work.

 

[Dave N]

That's why I have bifocal safety glasses at work.

But they suck when working overhead!

 

[Boarmaster]

They will interchange. Pro Hunter barrels are longer but they all can be swapped in the other frames.

This I have an original Encore. I use pro barrels on it.

 

[blacksheep]

Original Encore or Pro. I've been looking fir a 45-70 barrel for my original amd haven't had much luck.

OG Encore. Easily 20 years old.

 

[p_ham]

Handsome rifle.

 

[Patarnold]

Is that the original stock ? Or after market ?

 

[blacksheep]

Is that the original stock ? Or after market?

 

[blacksheep]

Factory thumbhole stock and rifle forearm. Custom dipped.

 

[gemihur]

shop class imprinted a skillset

6.5 Grendel MGM Bbl with walnut by me
Here's a Contender with a thumbhole stock

 

[gemihur]

45-70 contender

 

[wvhunter304]

Oh, it's a rifle...
I was thinking Contender.
Was gonna say, 45-70 out of a pistol, your more man than me! Lol

Nice looking rifle though!!

If ported, it's amazing how tolerable the 45-70 is in a contender frame.

The encore I have kicks quite a bit in 45-70. Slightly more than a 12 gauge slug IMO.

 

[gemihur]

That's a 15" barrel on the contender frame wearing Fajen Big shot or 'push-pull' grip.
It's a pistol and it's not ported.
The wrists and elbows act as McPherson struts to detent recoil.
Ya just gotta keep your grip and let it roll up on ya
I generally handload to my tolerance
Here's a Bear!