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I am really enjoying my Encore. It will shoot 3 shots into 1-1.5" with open sights at 100 yards with 100gr of Triple Se7en pellets, Harvester Crushed Rib Sabots, and a 240gr Hornady XTP. I really want to get a rifle barrel for it, and I started a new thread today on what to get.

I also have a Tikka T3 Stainless in 243. It is a very very sweet shooting gun. Everyone that picks it up and shoots it wants to take it home with them. The triggers are sweet from the factory, very smooth bolt, nice bolt throw, and I really like the detachable mags even though they are made from Polymer. I have given mine a good butt kicking now for three years and I probably have close to 2,000rds put thru it. I have not cleaned the barrel since the first cleaning, and it will consistently put 3 shots under 1" and even tighter if you really want to try.

I'd thought about buying a 223 barrel for my Encore for varmints, then decided I didn't want to limit myself to one shot while calling coyotes. One shot for deer hunting is fine, have yet to find a deer that needs more than one shot thru the boiler room