TC Encore 22-250 or Savage 12FV 22-250

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jarley77

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I am new to this forum and I have been wanting to get into serious coyote hunting for quite some time. While reading through this forum I have found the 22-250 to be the desired round now I am just in the market for a new gun. My local gun shop has a fully set up TC Encore for not too bad of a price or I can order a savage for just a little more. I was just wondering what you guys thought was a better idea and if I should go with the 22-250.
thanks
 
Well the Tc has many barrel options.. but for the price you cant beat the unsurpassed accuracy of a savage. Personally I would go with the Savage but the TC would be tempting.
 
I have absolutely zero first hand knowledge of anything Thompson Center so I can't comment there, But I do love the Savage's and I don't think you can go wrong with them. This is hearsay only but I have heard a few guys on here complain of getting inaccurate products from TC, but I guess that could probably be said about every manufacturer.

Chupa
 
Thank you.

I appreciate all of the fast responses and I think I may be leaning towards the savage. There is a gun show this weekend and I think I am going to see what kind of deals they have there.
 
I use to have a Thompson Center Encore Rifle with 3 barrel, and the 22-250 was in it.
I have a Savage too, but not in the 22-250

I dont know if you reload...
My personnal experience with the TC 22-250:
First, Accuracy was an average of 1 MOA not more and only Once it achieve a 1/4 MOA.
I was shooting factory ammuntion all in the 50gr, Win, Fed, Rem, and i've try the 45gr Win Pack from Wally.
The fact is, and i have no explanation, changing from one brand of ammo to another change the POI of 8 inch, yes 8 inch.Vertical only....
but the grouping were the same, 1 inch - 1 1/4 inch at 100 meter.
That's why i sold it, i switch to a bolt-action.
and with the same ammunition they're all playing around the V-bull

Few months ago , i've buy a Prohunter 25-06 for my wife, She was in love with the camo model.
But after only 20 round, big problem!
On those 20 round, 11 refuse to extract ( extractor dont grab the empty case ) and 4 round need a second punch from the hammer.

Today, it make 5 weeks she gone to the service center for repair, which cost me 40$ send it there,
IMO it's unacceptable and very frustating.

BUT, to be honest, the 25-06 Prohunter have done Very well at the bench, when she was firing she was playing between 1/2 - 1 MOA.

Go with the SAVAGE All the way !!!!
My 300wsm 16 FCSS, Perform Terribly well...
And the Accutrigger is Great !!
 
I would look around for a 22-250 option of a 1:9 twist barrel to handle 60+ g bullets, which you may want for long range. The other option is a 223 in a 1:9 or faster which will handle the same bullets.
Jim
 
I'am looking at Tc barrel in 22-250 I have a 30-06 Prohunter now and with my handloads I get .75 MOA it took some adjustment on shooting and finding the right combo in rounds but I like it. cost for differant cals.$150. to $350 used or new.On the otherhand Savage makes a good accurate rifle great trigger (Accu. trigger).
 
Buy both

I did, I just got the TC last weekend and have not been able to shoot it yet.

I have the savage vlp model 12 and that shots outstanding.
 
Go with the Savage. I love my model 12 BGTV in 22-250 and the Accutrigger is the cats a$$. I wouldn't have any other varmint cartridge if I could only have one. But before you get the 22-250, how far do you shoot in Indiana? If it's not going to be over 300 yds, and you don't plan on doing a PD hunt in WY or SD anytime soon it may be over kill and a 223 may be the better choice. Cartridge availability and prices are better if you don't reload.

Either cartridge, if you decide that you want a different caliber in the future, it's relatively easy to swap Savage barrels. Check out savageshooters.com to see how easy it is.
 
Seriously, go with the Savage. Might I reccomend though maybe take a look at the 11FCNS with detachable magazine. I run and gun and cover a lot of territory in a days hunt. That lots of taking the gun in and out of the truck. It can be a pain shuckin shells in and takin them out. Thats the only thing I dont like about my savage is that its a pain. Even the Hinged floorplate model 11FHNS would be welcome by me. But this is a matter of preference.

The encore is too much of a crapshoot to pay what they ask for them, and Im guessin that if its used and for sale, its already been someone else's headache.

I could go on for hours, and have before, about all the headaches I had with my Encore, but Ill simply say this-My model 11 out of the box shot on par with my remingtons that had tons of money wasted on them. Since then Ive lapped the lugs and added (all in my own home btw) a shilen barrel for about the same price as a factory encore barrel and it shoots as well as I could ever hope to have a rifle shoot.
 
i have a tc 270 cant get better that a 2" moa on a good day have shot 6 differant differant loads out of it with no luck, it is a pro hunter a friend of mine has a 308 in the same gun same thing but his moa is 4" there are some threads on here about how to make them more accurate but for what they cost you should not have to do anything. i dont own a savage but i would buy it instead of the tc
 
Well thanks for everyones help I have decided to go with the savage. We don't have much shooting further than 300 yards but it's nice to know if i need it I have it. Now all I have to do is decide what size scope to get
 
I'm in College too Jarley and I have to wait until the summer to buy my varmint gun. I'll probably go with a savage model, probably in .204


Happy hunting!
 
Ya being in college really takes away all of your disposable income.

Does anyone have an idea of what size scope I should get? I was thinking either a 3.5-9x40 or a 4.5-14x40. I know everyone says to get a really good quality scope but I work part time at a local bass pro and I get 40% off redhead scopes. So I think I am going to pick up one of these.
 
Some of the T/C barrels can be hinged onto a T/C frame and they will shoot very well. Most "single shot" rifles do take some tweeking to get the accuracy performance from them. For some, the tweeking is a labor of love, for most its a pain in the AZZ.

Handloading is a "plus" or a must depending on each barrel for shooting the T/C rifle accurately.

I have 5 T/C single shot rifles inclusive of muzzleloaders,slug gun and center fire rifles. All shoot under 1 inch and the slug gun with Hornady ammo shoots under 1 1/2 inches at 100 yards. My 25-06 pro hunter averages 1/2 to 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards and under 3 1/2 MOA at 300 yards. I put work into them and my accuracy results are proof of it.

But if just want to pull the trigger...buy the Savage.

Hoggy
 


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