After making this response yesterday, I killed a nice 10pt. this morning, same set-up.Thompson Center Stainless Encore, 50 cal. Thompson Center Stainless 28" Barrel, Burris 4x fixed scope, Blackhorn 209 100 gr., 200gr 40cal. Shockwave bullets in sabots, Winchester 209 primers. Works very well!
The Encore is a killing machine. Of course it's a modern in-line which some don't like, but for someone who just wants blackpowder hunting to be as simple as possible, like me, it's hard to beat.