I just wanted to give people and honest opinion on the quality of TC and Bergara barrels for the Encore. I really love my Encore, it looks great, I love the stock design, and the ability to get barrels chambered for cartridges other manufacturer's don't have the guts to produce. People often wonder about the accuracy of these rifles. My 6.5x55 TC 26" HB shoots consistent groups in the 0.7..." range using RE-22 and Sierra 140gr SPBT's. I do have a locking hinge pin and a pillar bedded forend on mine, though the trigger is stock. It is a heavy trigger at about 4 1/2lbs and I am sure I could improve my groups if it were say 2 1/2lbs. Now some websites and articles rave about Bergara quality and claim they are better than factory TC's. Not even close. My stainless Bergara barrel chambered in .222 rem is a joke. The crown looks like someone cut it with a chisel, it is nowhere near true and it's not even smooth. The extractor is way too big and scratches the case and sometimes won't allow you to eject a fired case. Now, you can say why don't you send it back. Well I'm not going to send it back to Spain, if they let this out of the factory the way it is I can't trust them to make it right. It shoots okay, factory hornady got me several 1.5" groups and a promising .659" group. I plan on having the crown re-cut and I will fix the extractor by myself. Eventually when I finally get the time to fit the recoil pad I bought for it, I will post pics to show you how nice looking these rifles can be.