yes it was worth it to me. i bought my encore as a .50 cal muzzle loader setup. but, i primarily use it as a handgun setup now. i particularly noticed that it helped with my groups when shooting off hand with my 44 mag barrel. you may be able to get away with just installing a lighter spring for a rifle setup. as long as the trigger doesn't have any creep and seems crisp. if you do end up honing some contact points, take your time and be carefull. you can end up causing some creep in the trigger pull. but, you can always hone a little more and create a crisp trigger pull with no creep. it's trial and error. but, mine turned out great. nice and crisp without any creep.