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Originally posted by homebrewer:
Mine is a .223Rem in the stainless, heavy, 26-inch barrel. Receiver is also stainless. I was lucky enough to hit the web at just the right instant and picked up a Boyd's laminated, left-hand thumbhole buttstock and a long, varminter forestock from E. A. Brown & Company at www.eabco.com. I also have a stock set from www.gunstocks.com in black walnut. It came raw, so I had to sand it, shape it a little and finish it. You can get one in walnut ready to screw on at Cheaper Than Dirt http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/16889-52881-2387.html.

My Encore is very accurate. I do not have the oversized hingepin in it, but it's still a tackdriver. From a solid rest, a squirrel's head is in serious danger out to 200-plus yards. I use a 6-24X scope. The hammer spurs ain't worth the money. They shake loose in about three shots. In the very near future, I will put the Weaver base on, add some half-inch Picatinny risers and put medium rings under the scope. Clearance for the hammer should not be a problem. The Encore cannot handle 75-grain bullets with its 1:12 twist. I shot some at a 50-yard target and they either keyholed or missed the target entirely. Stick to 55 to 62 grain bullets and you'll be fine.