2 word of advice for you and your Encore (actually 3 but you get my point).

LIMBSAVER RECOIL PADS

These come standard on the ProHunter. But if you just have the plain jane Encore you will have junk pads. Trust me the $38 you will spend on this pad is well worth it. Company claims the recoil pad reduces felt recoil by over 45%. Normally I call BS on all claims like that, but in this case it is the truth and then some.

I used to have a tough time shooting my Encore ML with 150 grains of pyrodex much more the a half dozen times. The 3" mag turkey loads out of my Kathadin barrel were brutal. Adding the LIMBSAVER RECOIL PAD has made my Encore a pleasure to shoot. I have yet to have a sore shoulder after an extended session with my Encore equipped with these marvels.