Supplement

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Encore 12 Gauge
Muzzleloading Supplement
This supplemental booklet contains specific information regarding the charging and
priming of the 12 Gauge Encore Muzzleloading Shotgun.
The primary Owners Manual for the Encore 209x50 must be read and fully understood
before attempting to use either the muzzleloading rifle or muzzleloading shotgun varia-
tion of this firearm.
Thompson/Center’s Encore 12 Gauge Muzzleloading shotgun is equipped with a screw-in
“turkey” choke tube. The constriction of this choke tube will prevent you from pushing
most shotgun wads or shotcups through the tube. It will therefore be necessary to remove
the choke tube prior to charging your Encore 12 Gauge Muzzleloading shotgun.
Installation of T/C Choke Tubes
Never attempt to install a choke tube or remove a choke tube from a primed
firearm. Always ensure that the firearm is UNPRIMED. Failure to heed this
warning could result in an accidental discharge causing injury and/or death to
the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
1. Never fire your Thompson Center shotgun, which has been designed to accept internal
choke tubes, WITHOUT A CHOKE TUBE INSTALLED. This will result in damage to the
threads in the barrel, and could render your shotgun inoperable with regards to using the
internal screw-in choke tubes.
2. The threads of your T/C choke tubes should be kept clean and lightly lubed at all times
- with a good anti-seize lubricant like T/C’s “Super Lube”. When installing the choke tube
into the barrel, make sure the muzzle is pointed away from you in a safe direction, and
never “force” the choke tube into the barrel. If the tube does not screw-in easily, the
threads in the barrel or tube could be clogged, or you could be cross threading the parts.
The choke tube should screw-in easily by hand. Use an appropriate wrench and tighten it
until snug. DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN it as it could damage the tube.