Idaho 45 Vaquero
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Howdy All,
Just might have added another gun to my wish list.
I just recently took a closer hard thinking at the Thompson Center Encore/ Thompson Contender. I don't know exactly what the particular difference is between these two models. But anyway, I have always dreamed of an extra accurate heavy barrel .257 Roberts or 6.5x55 Swede. Finding an old custom bolt gun in one of these calibers has always seemed out of my price range, and there are also a risk of a lot of old .257 Roberts guns that aren't very accurate. I've seen some nice heavy barrels made by Bergara and a few other companies in the $150-$350 range.
Also, I reckon there is a huge plus with the TC barrel interchangeability that I could get some other calibers later that I don't even know I want yet. Maybe some big bore calibers like .444 Marlin or 45-70, or even .300 Win Mag.
Are the TC single shots really as accurate as some claim? Reliably Sub MOA? Will changing to different calibers periodically like a big-bore hurt the accuracy of other calibers?
Just might have added another gun to my wish list.
I just recently took a closer hard thinking at the Thompson Center Encore/ Thompson Contender. I don't know exactly what the particular difference is between these two models. But anyway, I have always dreamed of an extra accurate heavy barrel .257 Roberts or 6.5x55 Swede. Finding an old custom bolt gun in one of these calibers has always seemed out of my price range, and there are also a risk of a lot of old .257 Roberts guns that aren't very accurate. I've seen some nice heavy barrels made by Bergara and a few other companies in the $150-$350 range.
Also, I reckon there is a huge plus with the TC barrel interchangeability that I could get some other calibers later that I don't even know I want yet. Maybe some big bore calibers like .444 Marlin or 45-70, or even .300 Win Mag.
Are the TC single shots really as accurate as some claim? Reliably Sub MOA? Will changing to different calibers periodically like a big-bore hurt the accuracy of other calibers?