G2, check out my post in Guns. My gunsmith RA Brown in Westminster has a serious beef with T/C. Seems this years guns have had trouble grouping. Lot of flaws with the barrel. He is surprised cause he has always been a huge fan of the Encore. But some barrels had bad cut on the crown, really rough rifling, and just wouldn't group. You might want to contact him. I think he had a lawyer contact T/C over it. He has like 5 barrels in his shop and is wanting them to replace the barrels.