Recommendation Encore Load

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Those 50cal Encores are the pickiest muzzleloaders I have ever seen, but when you find the right load they'll shoot. Know a few that have one and some load 100gr loose or pellets with around a 250gr bullet and one with a 285gr barnes. A couple shoot 120gr Blackhorn 209 with a 285gr or 300gr barnes. Not much specifics on load info you looking for just mentioning what I have seen out of them over the last 20 years. I will add this, my friend has one shooting 120gr Blackhorn with a 285gr Barnes and it will eat the middle 4" of an 8" steel plate up at 250 yards all day long.
 
Don't have a 50, but I use 120gr blackhorn and a 195 Barnes with a harvester easy load sabot and it's the best load I've found and I've tried about everything. Would agree with Grill-n-man on what his friend is shooting. Can't go wrong with blackhorn and Barnes combination.
 
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I shoot the TC FX (Fixed Barrel ML on encore platform)...100g pyrodex (2 pellets) and the the Traditions XTP Hunter (Hornady) 240 gr bullets, shoots great in my gun.
 
Trey":wqajx0um said:
I'm shooting a TC Encore ; recommend powder loads / bullet?
Your going to have to do the work and figure out what your particular gun likes, they're all different.
 

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