I prefer the Contender (Classic or G2) as a pistol. It's just lighter and handier for most of my purposes, and it will shoot farther than I am comfortable with 30-30 barrel, usually out to 150 - 200 yards across a rest.
The Encore make a very nice rifle, especially if you want something that uses the "higher" pressure cartridges like 30-06, 7mm-08, 7mm Mag, etc. My brother has 2 ProHunter rifles, one in 25-06, the other in 280 Rem. They are fine, fine, fine!