I shoot a T/C Encore that i bought as a muzzleloader and i wound up selling most of my other guns and bought rifle and shotgun barrels and forearms. I use a 24" turkey barrel with a XX turkey choke and a bushnell red dot scopeand i get amazing patterns and have killed several birds out to 45-50 yards.I am unbelievably happy withthe encore, and its so easy to simply switch out the barrels, and they never have to be re-zeroed. Its cheaper to buy new barrels for 300- $ than to go out and buy a decent gun at 500+$. My 2cents, and first post.