David W Strait

Get what works best for you and your current calibers, but I love the 7mm-08 for a deer killing Encore round. Very accurate, and with...

Well said. Those factory plastic stocks do not typically stand up under hard use.

My first XP had a Zyel stock. Shot it so much (.223) that the stock totally shredded length wise.

If you want to know more about XP-100's, send me a private message, and I should be able to answer most of your questions. The factory...

Tc as mentioned, I used a 308 and still use the 338 federal in pistol configuration with rifle forend and bipod. It thumps pretty good...

For what you describe as your potential hunting scenarios and conditions, the T/C platform would work nicely. The Contender is the...

I have a 510 in 7mm-08 and it is very accurate.

I have an Encore in. 308 that with 150's is very comfortable to shoot. With 165's it isn't bad. A long range session will give me sore...

I had my eye on a Savage 510 in 243 and was deciding on adding it to the herd or another encore barrel. I have a pretty bad tremor so I...

Never fire a gun without hearing protection …..brake or not!! I must admit to using 35 Remington contender hunting without. Still dumb...

Hey, if you’re even a little bit handy with woodworking, making a better forearm for a TC pistol is pretty easy. Take Care

Thanks for the replies. So far it looks like T/C is ahead in the polls. To answer a few questions. I think the T/C rest forend question...

I think a 243 in a T/C would be perfect. I had a 308 contender and it was not enjoyable to shoot as it didn’t have a brake.

I use pistol scopes on mine but there are people here who use rifle scopes. The pistol scopes have become harder to find and have gotten...

For hunting The TC platforms excel at 450 yards and in. Within that range I see little difference between a TC and xp. Beyond that the...