Hi all, I have a developed a want for a wood blued Thompson encore in a few different calibers. As this is one firearm have never owned or played with, I am looking for any feed back on them regarding accuracy, quality and availability. I have looked around a bit but can’t seem to fined availability in Canada. Thanks for any info.
Thompson centre encore rifles
- Thread starter badlands
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I had one a few years ago had some extractor or ejector issues on a couple of barrels can't remember which, could not get parts in Canada for over a year, this was after Smith and Wesson had bought them out. I sold all I had out of frustration. I have been tempted to try again. I started with the wood stock then went to the Flex Tech and I didn't care for it. I recall the barrels I had were all about 1 1/2 " groups, I recall there were options for importing oversized hinge pins to tighten up the action.
TungstenJohn
CGN Regular
- Location
- Campbell River BC
I have 3 stainless, flex stock in 300 mag,7 mag and 223 - the first two shoot around 1.5 inch and the .223 will do half inch on a good day - triggers are pretty bad - I also have a wooden stock blued barrel and it is by far my favourite. Again not stellar accuracy but still less than 1.5 - still working on a load and imagine it should do a lot better and it has a nice trigger . Pretty sure they no longer make it and it was the cheaper version but it has character and warmth in my opinion - right up there with ruger 1 which I can't say for synthetic versions
New wood is unobtainium. Going on two years for warranty on my original wood and they have finally admitted wood is no longer produced. Been waiting almost 6 months for the promised synthetic warranty stocks but still no show.
T/C is a Smith and Wesson company now and they do not care about Canadian warranty issues. Their Canadian warranty depots( I am on the second one) are lacking but when they don't get paid, can't expect much service.
I love my Encore and would not trade it for love not money and fixed and pillar bedded the old wood myself a year and a half ago. Had warranty issues taken care of in stellar fashion when it was TC years ago but now the warranty, like many, is lip service.
I am making out better than the guy who was dead for a year when his TC parts showed up LOL
T/C is a Smith and Wesson company now and they do not care about Canadian warranty issues. Their Canadian warranty depots( I am on the second one) are lacking but when they don't get paid, can't expect much service.
I love my Encore and would not trade it for love not money and fixed and pillar bedded the old wood myself a year and a half ago. Had warranty issues taken care of in stellar fashion when it was TC years ago but now the warranty, like many, is lip service.
I am making out better than the guy who was dead for a year when his TC parts showed up LOL
