I picked up an Encore when they first came out in the 7mm-08 15" barrel...real shooter! Then I started too buy different barrels and grips for the 15" barrels. Next I went to a rifle barrels with 26" tube. They are the most accurate gun I own and I even took the Encore 25-06 a pronghorn hunt this past season to New Mexico and took a nice trophy! Don't worry about "wasting" money,worry about how to stop yourself from going crazy buying every barrel they have...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Check out this site,I picked up a 26" .240 Weatherby from them:
www.virginvalleyguns.com
Hunt Safe!
Jack