I had a problem with my Encore 30/06 barrel but it was repaired at no charge by T/C. Depending on the load, I get a little less than 1 to about 1½ MOA with it. It has open sites but I have it set up with Kwik Site see through rings so I can use the iron sites if necessary (like for my close running shot on a ground hog) and also scoped for longer shots.
I like the adjustable sites on Encore pistols but am not particularly enamored with the adjustment process on the rear site of the Encore. The windage adjustment is fine. For elevation, one must loosen two small screws and then move the site up or down and try to guess where it should be. T/C should come up with a better system for their rifle sites. Not withstanding this, I did shoot a deer (one shot was enough) with an open sited Encore in 270 Winchester. The Encore trigger, though quite serviceable, is much better after a trigger job. I know T/C can make good triggers because I have no complaints about my out-of-the-box Contender; they should do a little work on the Encore's trigger.
Fox Ridge Outfitters sells some very nice walnut thumbhole stocks for the Encore and Contender which I have. For hunting in the wilds, I much prefer their composite stocks and especially the thumbhole versions.
If I didn't REALLY LIKE T/C products, I wouldn't have so many of them. It's really hard for me to pass up a good buy on an Encore or Contender barrel.
