Manual

PRIMING THE

T/C ENCORE

™

MUZZLELOADER

WARNING: DO NOT PRIME THE FIREARM UNTIL YOU

ARE ACTUALLY READY TO FIRE AND YOU HAVE

DOUBLE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT THE RAMROD

HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BORE. THOMP-

SON/CENTER DOES NOT RECOMMEND PRIMING THE

FIREARM UNTIL THE INSTANT BEFORE FIRING. CARRYING

A CHARGED, PRIMED ENCORE CAN BE DANGEROUS. AC-

CIDENTAL DISCHARGE IS A CONSTANT HAZARD WHICH, IF

IT OCCURS, CAN CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE

SHOOTER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO GUARD AGAINST AN ACCIDEN-

TAL DISCHARGE IS TO CARRY YOUR T/C ENCORE

UNPRIMED, WITH THE HAMMER IN THE "AT REST" POSI-

TION AND THE MUZZLE POINTED DOWNRANGE AWAY

FROM YOURSELF, BYSTANDERS OR PROPERTY.

If you have followed the preceding instructions in this manual,

your firearm will now be charged with Black Powder or an

approved Black Powder substitute such as Pyrodex and a pro-

jectile will be firmly seated against the powder charge. The ram-

rod will be returned to the thimbles under the barrel and your

ramrod will be marked to the exact seating depth of the

powder/projectile combination that you are using - allowing you

to ensure that each future projectile is also seated to the same

depth in the bore.

The Thompson/Center Encore muzzleloading rifle uses a #209

primer for ignition.

With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, open the action by

pivoting the trigger guard down and forward - then tipping the

barrel down and open.

WHEN YOU ARE READY TO FIRE YOUR ENCORE, OPEN

THE BARREL AND PRIME IT AS SHOWN HERE (Figure 8).

Muzzle pointed

down range,

keep fingers

away from

trigger.

FIG. 8