Standout barrels [message #43774] |
Sat, 06 January 2018 14:45 |
mj30wilson
Messages: 29 Registered: February 2009 Location: Missouri
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I am wondering what are the rarest and most sought after barrels for the encore rifle system?
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Re: Standout barrels [message #43775 is a reply to message #43774] |
Sat, 06 January 2018 15:03 |
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cajuntec
Messages: 1245 Registered: November 2009 Location: Williamsburg, VA
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That depends on the collector, time of year, availability of ammunition and/or reloading components, the actual timeframe (certain barrels sought after years ago may not be the same as a current sought after barrel this year), etc...
For example - Take a look at the twist rates for each chamber in the Encore reference section, and then start looking up some of the ones you don't ever see offered for sale anywhere. Some you won't be able to find at all. Others that seem desirable, you may be able to find and they will be way overpriced. Still others will be priced lower and lower as time goes by, as it's chambered in a cartridge that may be hard to find / reload for AND just not desirable due to other cartridges of the same caliber outperforming them.
All the best,
Glenn
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Re: Standout barrels [message #43777 is a reply to message #43776] |
Sat, 06 January 2018 15:40 |
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cajuntec
Messages: 1245 Registered: November 2009 Location: Williamsburg, VA
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With the T/C Custom Shop that used to be open, they likely have built several one-of's here and there. It doesn't necessarily make them highly desired though. Someone may have had a hankering for a 8" ported .300 Win Mag pistol at one time. It would be rare, as they probably only made that one and laughed the whole time they were building it, but it's not something that most people would be looking for.
There are some barrels I see offered for Encores all the time - .300 Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag, .308, 7mm-08, .243, .30-06, .25-06, .223, .270 to name a few.
Then there are some I seldom see. Not sure if it was just limited production, or if people that own them just don't sell them often. Factory barrels I don't see often, but they do pop up from time to time - .257 Roberts, .260 Remington, 28 gauge shotgun. I know those off the top of my head, as those have been on my want list for a while. I just recently purchased a .260, but it's an aftermarket barrel. Not really what I was looking for, but I got tired of seeking out a factory .260 at a reasonable price.
Then there are those I personally have never seen offered for sale. Not to say they aren't sold, but I have just never seen them myself, and never really had a desire to purchase one, so I'm not really looking for them either. Things like 25-20 Win, .25-35 Win, 7mm Int, .307 Win, 32-20 Win, 32 H&R Mag, .32 S&W, .357 Sig, .357-44 B&D, .50 AE, etc..
All the best,
Glenn
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Re: Standout barrels [message #44845 is a reply to message #44844] |
Thu, 20 December 2018 06:10 |
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cajuntec
Messages: 1245 Registered: November 2009 Location: Williamsburg, VA
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bustedknee wrote on Wed, 19 December 2018 22:34I have a 458 Winchester Magnum barrel that I consider rare because I've never seen another.
I don't know how sought-after it is. though....
Anyone else seen one?
T/C Factory, Custom Shop, or Aftermarket?
All the best,
Glenn
If at first you don't succeed... buy newer / better equipment!
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