I was the range last weekend, there was an Encore 30.30 shooter there, he seemed to be getting a great deal of recoil and it was very loud in comparison to the .270 and 30.06 he also was shooting.

The shooter had optics on the Encore and was benching the Encore after shooting 2" high at a deer from his tree stand. His results looked good at 50m and 100m. The stock seems a bit short for larger shooters, comfortable but small.

I am considering an Encore in .243 as a first deer gun for my sons.