That echoes my thoughts to a T. I have three Contenders and no Encores. I messed up and passed on an Apex .50 caliber muzzleloader at Academy. They marked it down from $399, which was already a good deal to $339, but I had car repair bills that wiped out the gun fund. I didn't need another muzzleloader, but if that Apex had been a centerfire, i would have bought it anyway.
