150 - 200 yard Encore Loads?????

[WT Kevorkian]

Looking for any loads that shoot well out of the Encore out to 200 yards, anyone have any "pet" loads for long range???

[HPBTMTCH]

Pistol bullets were`nt made for much past 100 yards. I use the hornady SST bullets. For 3-400 yards i like the 300 grainers, but 200 yards the 200 grain bullets will be flatter and still have enough energy to do the job. If you are going to shoot 200 yards at deer invest in a range finder, and a scope with finger adjustable target knobs.

[WT Kevorkian]

Can you post your ballistics for the 300 grain load???

[HPBTMTCH]

I wrote it down as 3 inches high at 100 yards, zero at 200, 5 1/2 inches low at 250, 15+ inches at 300, 4 feet low at 400 and about 8 1/2 feet low at 500 yards. In a 10 mph wind it drifts about a foot and a half at 300 yards.

[jmarriott]

Hunting camp partner swears by his encore and copper barnes sabots. He was getting some tumbling at long range untill he bought the barnes alignment tool for it.

[kt]

they arent cheap to shoot but at 150 the 195 pb hollow poins go where i put them at 100gr powder. deer starts this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kt

[Rimshot]

This is copied from one of Encore Billy's replies to a similar post.
I know EB and he has shot a ton of powder and bullets through his Encores and Black Diamonds.

Try 100 gr first with the 250 shockwave,then see what it does with 110.
This year I shot 300gr shockwave with 2-30's and a 50 in pellet form and was very pleased.If I where shooting 250 in mine I would use two 50's and see what you got.
By the way Hornaday SST's the same bullet,only difference the Shockwave tip a little longer .005,but shoot the same poi.
I have used the 300 gr the last two years, 4 deer,and liked the knock down performence better than the 250.Still can make the 150yd shot with out much drop.