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08-05-2004, 05:43 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: central Ky
Posts: 601
RE: T/C omega or encore
You'll not go wrong with either one, both are very accurate and easy to clean. If you plan on using it for muzzleloading only, go with whichever one fits you the best. Its just my opinion, but I'd go with the Encore. Reason being, its versatility. Once you have the Encore frame, you have the choice of many different barrels to go with your Encore. Everything from a .223 to a .450 Marlin centerfires, blackpowder rifle/shotgun barrels, 3-inch shotgun turkey barrel, 12 and 20ga barrels for upland game and if you want, there are also pistol barrels in centerfire and a muzzleloading 50 cal barrel. But in the end, it'll be you spending the cash, so go with whatever meets your needs.
08-05-2004, 10:55 PM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: T/C omega or encore
Of those two you mentioned, I would take the Omega. I would get a .50 caliber since that is the one that I think will do the best job on no matter what you hunt. Both are great rifles. Personally I think the Encore looks like the devil. I like the looks of the Omega. In fact I bought a Black Diamond XR and without a doubt it is a great shooting rifle, but there are times I wish I had spent a little more and got the Omega.
Thompson Center has a great warranty. The Omega is a long range shooter for sure. Load 100 grains and any T/C projectile and I think your in business. There are also some other sabots out there that work great in the Thompson Center rifles.
Thompson Center has a great warranty. The Omega is a long range shooter for sure. Load 100 grains and any T/C projectile and I think your in business. There are also some other sabots out there that work great in the Thompson Center rifles.
08-06-2004, 06:19 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: T/C omega or encore
They should both shoulder relatively the same. So if you are not planning on purchasing any centerfire barrels for the Encore, I would buy the Omega, Triple Se7en loose powder & T/C packaged sabot/bullets in 200, 240, 250 or 300 grain.
08-06-2004, 10:20 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jenks Ok USA
Posts: 345
RE: T/C omega or encore
Before you buy please pick up a walnut stocked Encore not the synthetic version. It just locks in to my shoulder so sweetly and the synthetic feels totally different. The Omega feels like any other rifle so it should feel ok as any other type of rifle. But there's something definatly different to a wooden Encore that you just have to check for yourself. It just holds rock steady naturally. As a bonus, personally, wood always looks sharper to me than plastic.
08-09-2004, 02:38 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jenks Ok USA
Posts: 345
RE: T/C omega or encore
Thanks triple but I didn't mean to imply it didn't come in wood and thought the original poster would check that one out on his own. But the Encore's unique shape holds very well in my shoulder pocket but only in the walnut version. I only suggested he try it out and compare the two and not just order one mail order blindly. I have a neighbor who owns the synthetic Encore and he agrees that my walnut felt better and is thinking about ordering a new buttstock.
