Money spent on a Encore is money well spent! I picked one up when they first came on the market. I own a "few" barrels and all are accurate. A few minuts of you time and you can go from a 15" .223 handgun to a 26" 25-06 rifle. I have taken a woodchuck at 503 yards with the 25-06...and I just changed over from another barrel without re-sighting! One thing I would advise is a trigger job...most are sent from the factory at 4.5lb plus.
www.virginvalleyguns.com did my trigger and made me a barrel...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Hunt Safe!
Jack