ORIGINAL: spaniel
This is sort of what turned me off to Encores and break actions in general...if they are not accurate when you buy them, it's a LOT harder to accurize them.
Not a slam on all these guns, I know there are a lot of accurate ones and, when they work well, they work VERY well. But I also had a buddy who has been through all the available tricks and spend dozens of hours trying to fix his to no avail.
I agree. If you spend a good sum for a rifle, you expect it to need little to no work on your part to make it perform as advertized. I was very disappointed after owning the Contender. It did perform at or beyond expectations. I was very disappointed and did end up loosing money on this deal. I guess you live and learn in life.