hay super i will attest as well the encore is a great way to go. i did have a 7 mag but found that my 708 savage would shoot far better and i didn't feel like a was getting that much more out of the 7 mag so i went with the 300 mag .ya know heaver bullets and the 300 mag is more accurate than my 7mag was .one thing i want you to check is make shore the head space is rite ,TC had a problem with their mags .and if you ever want to make a pistol out of it buy it a pistol ,in some states if you buy it as a rifle it has to stay a rifle.