You guys may recall that back in December I came into a deal for a TC Encore with a 7mm Rem. Mag. barrel and a .50 muzzleloader barrel. Neither barrel did much for me, but they came with scopes I wanted and I figured I’d eventually trade into some barrels that were more useful for me.

And…that happened. Traded out for two barrels – a 26″ .308 Win. barrel which will cover pretty much everything in Montana and fits into my logistics table. The other barrel was a 16″ .357 Magnum threaded barrel. Well, it’s threaded so….lets order up a tri-lug mount, thread it on there, and see what fits.

My Dead Air Mojave9 goes right on the end. And, before you ask, yes, a 9mm suppressor will work with a .357″ caliber cartridge like the .38/357. Some heavy (200 gr.) subsonic .357 loads should make this a very interesting gun. Most .38 Special is natively subsonic, so just dropping .38 Special in there, along with this suppressor, should result in a rather quiet package.

Purpose? Well, let’s ignore the obvious and dark answer. Beyond that, it’d be a dandy little number for quietly popping deer or smaller game at less than a hundred yards. (Although I have a couple .300 Blackout bolt guns that will also do that.) It’d make a nice combo package with one of my GP-100’s out in the woods.

Once I got it dialed in (4x Leupold) I started shooting for group. I only shot on paper at fifty yards because the drop at a hundred is gonna be pretty interesting. But, three-shot groups that you could cover with a half-dollar were the norm. Threw on the suppressor and shot some .38 Specials and managed a cloverleaf. So, fun gun indeed.