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Encore Black Powder Load [message #35451] Wed, 07 January 2015 15:37 Go to next message
rogbarrier is currently offline  rogbarrier
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What is the most accurate load that you have found for the 209 X 50 Encore rifle?

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Re: Encore Black Powder Load [message #35452 is a reply to message #35451] Wed, 07 January 2015 16:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
56 kodiak shooter is currently offline  56 kodiak shooter
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mine is 100 grains of swiss black powder with a 250 grain shock wave bonded bullet it will shoot almost in ths same hole all day, very accurate, never could get the imitation stuff to work, good luck they are a lot of fun to shoot

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Re: Encore Black Powder Load [message #35454 is a reply to message #35452] Wed, 07 January 2015 16:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Doyle is currently offline  Doyle
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100 grn of loose 777 pushing a 250 Gr Hornady SST (same exact bullet as the Shock Wave but with a different color tip and cheaper price - Hornady makes both). 777 Primer.

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Re: Encore Black Powder Load [message #35455 is a reply to message #35454] Wed, 07 January 2015 16:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rogbarrier is currently offline  rogbarrier
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Has anyone tried the Blackhorn 209 powder?

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Re: Encore Black Powder Load [message #35460 is a reply to message #35455] Wed, 07 January 2015 16:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TScottW99 is currently offline  TScottW99
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110 grains of Blackhorn 209, CCI M209 primer and 250 a barnes Ez-Tip copper bullet. Have found 3 Encores that would shoot that combo by playing with the powder charge from 100 - 120 grain loads by volume.

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Re: Encore Black Powder Load [message #35463 is a reply to message #35460] Wed, 07 January 2015 19:57 Go to previous message
mjgonehunting is currently offline  mjgonehunting
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Mine shoots under 3" groups at 200 yards with 250 shockwaves and 150 grain American Pioneer "Shockey Gold " Sticks!

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