I love my Encore! 24" barrel in .308 win that shoots 7/8" groups at 100 yards straight out of the box. Of course not all Encores are doing this. T/C barrels can be a bit sloppy and the hinge pin can be loose. Both easy fixes.

http://www.bellmtcs.com Mike has oversize hingepins and he also rechambers barrels, does trigger jobs, and other very nice T/C add ons.

http://specialtypistols.infopop.cc/eve Is an excellent firearms community with lots of Encore owners, mostly in pistols but in rifles also. There is also an excellent barrel maker there also named Mike who will chamber any round you can think of as long as it's safe.

The Encore is an excellent firearm and can lead to $$$$$ leaving your house quickly by buying extra barrels