The stock dimensions on Encores and Contenders I've handled have made the iron sights unusable for me. Maybe they fit your average Ethiopian, but fat Americans need not apply.
A range buddy has one of those Katawhatzit carbines with all the barrels and loves it, but his groups haven't impressed me all that much. Not sure if it's him or the gun. Another couple inches of barrel would improve the balance a bit IMHO. All he hunts is deer, so I'm not sure why he needs the big hammers, but that's his choice, of course.
