One of my hunting partners shoots an Encore. Really nice gun. Great ergonomics, fairly short overall for its barrel length, and extremely weatherproof. I have a couple of Black Diamonds, as well as a new Omega; and I still think my old SS/camo Black Diamond XR will outshoot any other gun in the cabinet. That may be partly due to all the conicals it has had through it, smoothing the barrel to a mirror finish.

Although the Black Diamonds have never let me down; I am a little concerned about things like snow, ice, water, sand, etc. getting into the action and preventing the striker from falling after the trigger is pulled. The gun has had this malfunction several times just from black powder residue coming back through nipple on long shooting sessions. The Omega's and Encore's seem to have solved this problem.