I had an Encore and it was a piece of ****. I have a Sidekick that was bought for only $159. on sale at Bass Pro Shop. It was meant to be a backup to the Encore.

Well to make a long story short the Encore went up onto the auction block and I kept the Sidekick. That Sidekick has been around for about seven years and It has taken at least one deer each year and as much as three last year. She has earned her keep. My only complaint is with the breech plug. I don't like it, too user unfriendly. But here she is:



She has paid for herself many times over. I shoot a Hornaday saboted 300 gr. XTP over 85 grs of loose BP or Pyrodex RS.