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New Handgun Decision

agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Decided I want to go back to a T/C Handgun and have decided on the Encore with 3 barrels. The 45-70 because in the Encore, it can be loaded to Ruger #1 pressures and use it for bear and moose, a 25-06 barrel because it will be used for caribou and the 25-06 will launch a 115 grain Nosler Partition at very respecable velocities even in a 15" barrel. And finally a 22-250 barrel for shooting fox and wolf with the 50 grain Barnes X bullet. What would other board members do differently for the area and animals hunted where they live?

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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    45-70, Whoop! Man that will thump the heck out of you won't it. I have never had a Tompson or even shot one but I understand they have barrels in just about any caliber imaginable. Id probably go with 223 for small to med stuff, 30.06 for med to large, undecided on other...

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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    45/70 from what I hear isn't as much rearward push, as it is a wrist twister. I have fired the 15" in 7mm-08 and it was very accurate with manageable recoil. You may want to look at the good and bad of the 7mm-08 and the 25-06 and compare them. Heavier bullet from the 08, and nosler partitions are also readily available in factory loads.

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  • homer4homer4 Member Posts: 128 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 45-70 barrel comes with a compensator.

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