Post by 10gaauto on Jan 3, 2020 22:49:44 GMT -5
Deer hunting season coming to an end. Have several projects to start/finish. New project is trouble shoot Encore smoker loosing accuracy. Buddy at club ended up buying a new smoker when his old Encore ML became erratic and lost accuracy. Plan of action is a thorough cleaning, it's probably clean as he maintains his stuff pretty good. Then a check of bore and breech plug condition. After over 20 years of use and a lot of shooting my main suspicion is that the flame channel is enlarged leading to inconsistent pressure. I'll check that with my tip gauges and if it's too big have it fitted for a vent liner. Then load development. The scope bases were checked and couple of different scopes fitted and still inconsistent, like 8 to 10 inch groups at 50 yd after decades of 2 moa. Will advise of findings and results as project goes on. Have a great 2020. 10
