I had a SS Pro Hunter and I could not get it to shoot. No matter what I tried. Some people have good luck with them and some don't. The thing is you could always buy the Endeaver barrel (aka Truimph Breech Plug) for the encore. So you could buy this now and then later down the road sell the Pro Hunter and buy the Endeaver. Encores are always in demand, you could always sell it and break even or make profit. So I would say get it.