I love these kinds of posts.
Guys get on the net and try to drag down higher quality firearms because they personally won't spend the money on them. Never fails, the argument is always the same. Why should I pay 600 dollars on an Encore when I can spend 200 dollars on brand X. Funny thing is that you never hear of Encore guys bashing the 200 dollar guns. There isn't anything wrong with these guns, but they aren't even in the same league as an Optima or Encore. Most are well built and will function very well as long as you stay within their limitations.

How often do you hear about Encore or Optima users talking about how they are going to get one of the 200 dollar brand X guns?

Bottom line is that the T/C guns are better made, have a better guarantee and would probably be the last m/l a person would ever have to buy. You want a top of the line M/L, whether it is a T/C or not, spend the money. If something less satisfies your need and meets YOUR standard, buy it. If you want to go the cheap route, do that then. But, you can not compare an Encore or Optima w/ a good quality Nikon or Leupold on it to a CVA gun with a BSA.

So, if you just don't want to spend the money, ok fine.Why try to talk bad about the quality guns to make it ok in your mind?

Hank