I have a Wolf and it shoots pretty darn good for the little it costs. I was shooting my uncles Encore at the same time a couple of weeks ago and this cheap little gun shot just as good. It has a very soft rubber recoil pad which absorbs the little recoil that this gun produces with 100 grains of pellets I shot out of it. It surely isn't an Encore in finish and looks, but shooting wise I don't see much difference. It weighs next to nothing compared to the excessively heavy Encore also which is amazing. You would think the more expensive gun should be the lighter one.