TC Encore Prohunter

[eagle rider]

Any thoughts on this one??????? I'm selling a rifle to a friend and want to roll the cash into a TC Encore Prohunter, anyone have an opinion on these?

[bubba]

I own 3 encores oe rifle in 25-06 one in muzzleloader and a 308 pistol. None of them are pro huters, they are basics. All three shoot great and I would recommend to anyone. Customer service ia great. That beig said they can be finnicky, but once you get the right load, they are golden.

[eagle rider]

do you deer hunt with them?

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have an Encore and its a great gun. Mine is not a prohunter version, but they are very similar. I have mine in handgun configuration right now, but plan on a rifle barrel and stocks one of these days, I do deer hunt with mine, but havent taken a deer with it yet.

[bubba]

My pistol is 308, which is a bear in a handgun. I hunt deer mostly with the ml set up. I would buy one again in a second

[adirondackbushwhack]

I like mine it is my hunting rifle.

[mudgarfish]

I have a Pro Hunter with a 25/06 and 50 cal muzzlelaoder. it would be a good choice of you like single shoots.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I own an Encore in the ML config. I will be getting rifle barrels for it and also a pistol config. I love mine. I havent carried my shotgun in 3 years.

[stillhunter]

I have an endeavor with a muzzleloader and a 7mm rem barrel. Shoots well, I like it.

[eagle rider]

great thoughts guys.

[Grizz1219]

I only shoot my T/C Pro Hunter.... I have a 30-06 barrel, 25-06 barrel and 50 cal ML barrel... They shoot great... Love hunting with it...

[Grizz1219]

See my post in this section "I think I'm ready" to see how well the 30-06 groups...

[steve863]

I don't own one, but have shot one numerous times. My uncle owns an encore with a muzzleloader barrel and he also has a .308 barrel for it. I find the gun to be very heavy with the muzzleloader barrel on. You can buy a muzzleloader at half the price of an Encore that will be way lighter in weight. I also don't like the extraction of the empty cartridge case in it's centerfire barrel. Way too hard to pull out once it's fired. I don't know if this is a general issue with all Encores, but you would think for the money they ask for an Encore that they would have developed some sort of ejector to push the cartridge out at least part of the way to make it easier for extraction. I can't see how a hunter could quickly make a follow-up shot if needed, especially in cold weather with gloves on. Compare the Encore extraction, to another single shot rifle like the Ruger no. 1 and the Ruger wins hands down in quickness.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

The ones I have shot had an extractor....heck my ML even does for the primer. It doesn't kick it out like my single shotgun but does push it back. That is weird.

On the weight...mine is heavy with the laminate wood stocks but I like that. I seem steadier with a heavy gun and the recoil is definitely less

[steve863]

Yeah, I've read that they are supposed to have some sort of ejector that pushes the cartridge out about 1/8 of an inch which is honestly very little. Especially on a case that's been shot and has expanded a bit. I have to take a closer look at that extractor this year just to see how it's really supposed to work. I've read other complaints about the difficulty in removing spent cartridges just like we've had. I realize this is a single shot rifle and one should make the first shot count, but to me the Encores cartridge extraction is a big negative against it. I know it's a very versatile gun, but it's not a cheap gun, so I think I would expect a bit better from Thompson as far as this is concerned. I've also shot a Ruger no 1 and it's obviously less versatile than the Encores, but it has NO such issues with extracting cartridges from it in comparison.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have no issues with mine as far as making it hard to get the empty case out, as soon as I break it open, the extractor does its job. I wouldnt want it to fling the brass out, as I keep them for reloading down the road. Maybe your uncles has a broken extractor, so its not working properly?

[steve863]

Maybe your uncles has a broken extractor, so its not working properly?

I'll have to take a closer look at it. I know he got the barrel brand new because I ordered it for him, but I guess some sort of defect is possible. I just find it quite annoying and unacceptable having to pry out those cartridges. I wouldn't think that much effort should be needed on a gun, especially a gun in that price range.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Sounds like something is wrong with it.

[bubba]

never a problem here with my extractors. I prefer it to a ejector since I want the brass to relaod. The whole object of the encore is to make a good shot and not need a quick follow up. I admit it happens, but once you get used to a single shot, it makes you be a better shot. I prefer that to shooting 2 or 3 times with no clue where or why

[BKhunter]

I have a TC encore 50 cal muzzleloader...I bought it, took it to the range once and then never brought it out again. I recently took it out when I was sighting in my 30-06 and can't believe I never hunted with this thing. I am def hunting with it this year using iron sights. I think the kick is nothing, but then again I was just firing my 30-06 2 min prior.