Bucks&bulls

Not sure how much I can help with the Encore having not owned one but the few that I have shot did shoot good, just needed better triggers. All TC single shots can use a better trigger and some may require an oversized pin to tighten them up. This is just my opinion but I think it is true for the Encore and the Contender. Look up Bellm T/Cs, Mike can do anything you need on either. With that said, and while I do agree with yotebuster about guns w/o safeties for training new shooters, I started shooting Contenders in the early 80’s and love them. I can’t remember how many standard calibers I have shot thru them not to mention wildcats. I have a G2 Contender frame and a few barrels. This frame Is screaming for a better trigger but so far I have not taken the time to worry about it. Took the wife out shooting a while back and had the Contender set up as pictured below with a 14” .223 barrel topped with a Leupold 2.5 - 8 X scope. This was the first time she had shot it and was complaining how hard it was to keep steady and on and on. The second picture is her 3 shot group at 100 yards (my hand loads). Grid and black square is 1” x 1”. Again I agree with yotebuster about the barrel cost BUT there are usually good deals to be had on used barrels and it’s fun finding a deal on what you want, just takes some patience. Only new barrel I ever bought was a .45 muzzy barrel. I do need to warn you though, if you buy an Encore and like it you may end up spending more on used barrels and scopes than you would spend on 4 “entry level” guns. Even if I didn’t help you I got to show off a toy and kind of brag on the wife’s paper killing ability... 😁

Monday bump

If you go to REI try on some Oboz. The wife and I have been using them for moderate to tough hikes and they have done very well. We went in having never heard of the brand and both walked out with new Oboz hiking boots.

If you have never followed great hound dogs you simply can not understand. What would I do...sit down and wait to see some bad butt dogs doing what they love to do.

I have Swarovski 15’s (non hd) and needed glass for my wife but could not afford another Swarovski for her. The intensity 15’s were on sale awhile back so we rolled the dice and got a pair. We are are pretty impressed with the optical quality, time will tell how good the build quality is. If you want to look thru ours before you decide to buy or not just let me know.