Think you will be very happy with the encore,they will shoot and are pretty easy to clean.Did you get the 45 or 50 cal? Reason I ask is chaz post about his 45 doing 3/4 in.
My first encore was a 45 with 1:20 twist couldn't get it to shoot with the195 gr barnes or 200 gr sst's,sent it back and t/c sent me a 1:28 twist never got it to shoot less than 1 1/2 in @100.
Got a 50 cal barrel and it shoots the 2 bullets I wanted to shoot very well.Not knocking the 45 it just didn't shoot what I wanted it to shoot.
Let us know how yours does.