Friend of mine heard that NE arms was going to make a gun similar to the encore w/interchangable barrels. I got on there site and could not find anything about it. Has anyone else heard this or have a link?? I think he must have been misinformed, however this seems like something that would be right up NE' s alley with the single shot barrels.

ILTH,

Go to www.hr1871.com and you will find NEF and H&R guns and barrels.

It says you must send in your gun for a custom fit with the new barrel. Once you get it back I assume it is the interchangable with the barrel you already have and the barrel the factory fit it with???

H&R 1871, Inc. has their own forums. There are several threads about just this subject.
I suggest that you but one of their high powered rifles, like 308, 30-06 or 270, then get the other accessory bbls.
If you do not do it this way you may find that they will not fit some bbls to the receiver that you bought. Something about investment cast vs. forged frames.
Anyway log on to their forums for more complete info.