I bought the encore mainly because the stock just seemed to fit me better than the omega, but the ability to switch barrels might be nice someday too.
On the topic of FFL' s and the paperwork to buy an encore, I just bought mine last week. The dealer took my money and said " thanks" and started talking to the next customer. I said " what about the paperwork" ? Dealer says " thats a muzzeloader" . I said " I know, but I need to fill out the paperwork on this one" . Dealer gets kinda gruff (like its a sore topic with him) and says " this is kind of a big controversy right now, but thats a muzzeloader and I aint filling out paperwork on ' em" . I said " ok, thanks" , and out the door I went. Personally I didnt care much either way about the paperwork, but I got the feeling the dealer wasnt doing it as a personal thing with the government. Anybody else know of anybody or want to cop to buying an encore themselves with out paperwork? PS, I paid cash ...