My brother has a encore Walnut stock, he has a 300Win Mag and a .243 barrel, he uses the Encore ML now for everything, he hardly ever shoots the other barrels. Once you get a "favorite" hunting rifle, you tend to stay with it rather than mess around with the stock and forearm. You might want to read these articles:

GUN ARTICLES AND REVIEWS:[*]The Austin & Halleck 420 Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The CVA Optima Pro Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]Knight's .52 Caliber Rifles (Article by Toby Bridges)[*]The Knight Disc Elite Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]NEW Knight KP1 Utility Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Knight Revolution: Just another Revolting Development? (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Knight Vision Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Lyman Deerstalker Left Handed Flintlock (Article by Terry Hart)[*]The NEF Sidekick Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]Pedersoli .45-70 "Officers" Model Trapdoor Rifle (Press Release by Toby Bridges)[*]The Remington 700 ML / MLS Rifles (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]Ruger Old Army Cap-N-Ball Revolvers (Article by Chuck Hawks)[*]The Ruger 77/50RSO Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]Savage 10MLBSS-II Accu-Trigger Rifle (Gun Review by Chuck Hawks)[*]The Thompson/Center Contender G2 Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Thompson/Center Encore 209 x 50 SS (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Thompson/Center Encore Pro Hunter 209x50 (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Thompson/Center Omega 50 Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]Thompson's Omega Z-5 Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]NEW: Thompson/Center Triumph Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Traditions Evolution Premier Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Traditions Pursuit Pro Rifle (Article by Randy D. Smith)[*]Uberti/Remington 1858 New Model Army Revolvers (Article by Chuck Hawks)[*]The White 98 "Elite Hunter" Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)[*]The Winchester X-150 Rifle (Article by Randy Wakeman)
over here:

http://www.chuckhawks.com/index2h.muzzleloader.htm

Best Wishes on your decision.
Chap Gleason