I am new to the forum. I have a Thompson Center Encore pro hunter. I am looking at the SMI 50 cal barrel setup to get into smokeless muzzleloading. I really looked hard at a lot of the 45 caliber smokeless conversions, but in the end it came down to this. My brother-in-law just bought a used SMI 50 cal barrel for his H&R. That is the main reason I want to get something similar. That way we can work on loads together and we have the same thing as any shooting or hunting I do we are always together. My question is what type of accuracy should I expect? Are those of you that have this setup happy with it? Also, I talked to Ron's associate Dan Dewitt today. He said the Encore Barrel's in 50 cal are coming in 1-32 twist rate, but I could change that if I wanted. What would be your recommended twist in this barrel? My brother-in-law's is a 1-36. I could forsee maybe going to a 1-28 if you think it would be better. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as any google search I searched directed me to this forum, so I figure you guys have got good info on the subject.
Lastly, I don't need precision accuracy, I don't plan to ever shoot this for anything but at a deer.
Lastly, I don't need precision accuracy, I don't plan to ever shoot this for anything but at a deer.