Not at all. I still have about 10 encores and 3 contender carbines along with about 15 H&R's. I really like the tc's for the ability to buy a barrel and play with a caliber and get rid of it if I dont like it. I am a lefty and the single shot makes sense for me. I grew up on right handed bolts and I cant shoot a left hand bolt. Here is a pic of a contender carbine in 6MMJDJ, one of my encores in 25-35 with an extra SSK 9.3x74r barrel, and a very nice encore set that hasn't made it to a rifle yet. I have a lot of old cartridge chamberings like 25-20 250 savage, 222 Rem, 32-20, 38-55, etc... I dont have any that just sit in the safe and this one will be no exception. I just wish I had more time to ding em up in the field....