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An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel (Read 542 times)

gemihur Participating Member Offline Posts: 28 Joined: Jan 11^th, 2014	An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Jan 5^th, 2025 at 12:20pm	Print Post
	uses 303 Brit or 30-40 Krag brass expanded to straightwall walnut with boxwood accent furniture by me Nice shooter!


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1578 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #1 - Jan 6^th, 2025 at 7:04pm	Print Post
	So basically it's a 405 short so you can use available brass? I like the idea.


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1595 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #2 - Jan 6^th, 2025 at 10:27pm	Print Post
	Neat. I have a hi wall in 40-70 that was chambered by shortening 405 brass a little. Is that a Thompson barrel? JMH


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singleshotsam Oldtimer Offline Posts: 562 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #3 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 9:35am	Print Post
	Modern version of the 40-60 Maynard. I have two, a Ballard and an 1885 Winchester. Both very accurate and easy to load for. Have used them at Raton and the Quigley.


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gemihur Participating Member Offline Posts: 28 Joined: Jan 11^th, 2014	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #4 - Jan 10^th, 2025 at 11:31am	Print Post
	I suppose I could use 405 Win brass but I' have to trim them to 2.225" Think of it as as a 41 Marlin!?! Here's my 444 marlin (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) The barrel is an unmarked prototype done by either SSK or Bullberry back when the Encore was first introduced. I got it from a fellow shooter who called it a 40-40, meaning a 405 Win shortened that use 40 grains of smokeless.
	« Last Edit: Jan 10^th, 2025 at 11:37am by gemihur »

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gemihur Participating Member Offline Posts: 28 Joined: Jan 11^th, 2014	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #5 - Jan 10^th, 2025 at 11:55am	Print Post
	I didn't get bitten by the Contender bug, I got eaten! After 30 years with that platform I finally 'graduated' to the Encore. With wildcat training on the contender I found a much slimmer availability of the same in the Encore selections. I'm drawn to them. I have secured this barrel and a Lyman 412263 mold which drops a 288 gr. bullet and a nice 357/44 Bain & Davis pistol barrel which shoots with exacting authority. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
	« Last Edit: Jan 10^th, 2025 at 4:10pm by gemihur »

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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1595 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #6 - Jan 11^th, 2025 at 12:26am	Print Post
	Always liked that round but thought it too labor intensive to make the cases. Maybe it wasn't after all.... JMH


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gemihur Participating Member Offline Posts: 28 Joined: Jan 11^th, 2014	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #7 - Jan 11^th, 2025 at 9:19am	Print Post
	I was first introduced to it by a shooter when I got into contenders. Easy enough process formimg brass but I'm not certain if it's ballistics measure up to 357 maximum standards. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 357 maximum (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Please forgive me for posting pistol photos in a rifle section!
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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1595 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: An Encore with 405 Win wildcat barrel Reply #8 - Feb 3^rd, 2025 at 10:12pm	Print Post
	Yep they'll get you for that... Nice guns though. JMH


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