RE: T/C Encore Pro Hunter questions....
My pro hunter is a mussel loader, so I don't know how they do as a rifle. Mine is very accurate though.
I don't have problems with it being a durable gun. It takes a beating with me almost every hunt.
Recoil is well managed. You know it when it goes off, but I find myself shooting in potently dangerous places (on rocks, on trees that have fell over, etc...) once I shoot it the thing doesn't cause me to fall off whatever I'm on and roll down the mountain or fall in the river. I can ever lean forward or back to get the clearest shot.
I think it's a great gun and I've recommended it to quite a few people.