Well actually while I am a Thompson Center fan, owning a large number of them (some people claim too many).. I just personally do not like the Encore stock also. Nothing against the quality of the rifle because I have looked at them and they are one of the best built rifles I have handled. I just don't like the stock. Yet I think they are a nice looking rifle. I guess I am an enigma in my own right.

Just as I don't like the Optima. I am more of a straight stock kind of person like the Black Diamond XR, the CVA Staghorn, my Knights and most of all my White Rifle. I've shot the thumb hole models and handled them and while they are nice on the range, I would not want one for hunting. That is just my personal opinion and likes and dislikes. No intention of dissing any one's rifle or their favorite rifles. I fully understand Frontier Gander's post.. he simply does not like the stock design on the Encore. That to me would mean.. don't buy it. Thousands of other people do, so again its all personal opinion and nothing to get in a tiff about as I see it.

After all when someone asks advise of which rifle for them... we tell them, get to a store and handle them. Shoulder them. See which one fits you best. All Frontier Gander told me was he handled one and did not like it.