That was my first Encore caliber(7mm-08),great hand gun! Recoil at the bench is a little harsh at first but the more you shoot it becomes less of a problem. Now hunting is a whole different story,once you put the crosshairs on a deer andpull the trigger,you won't even know the gun went off! I do have to warn you, "T/C Encore's are ADDICTING" Now I have a 15" .223 and a 15" .375 JDJ...