I don't use mine for a predator rifle. I got one about five years ago when I decided to take up ML hunting. I got a .50 calX209 ML barrel with a 1-4 Leupie and, just for fun a .25-06 AI barrel with a 3.5-10 Leupie. Then I figured, I'd never had a dedicated turkey gun, so I got the camo'd 24 inch, 12 ga. 3" turkey barrel with the extended choke and rifle sights. The ML barrel shoots light out, and I've killed a deer a year with it since I got it. The .25-06AI barrel has killed some deer for me plus a 400 yard one shot kill on a caribou. The turkey barrel has been great, smacks down gobblers further than anything I've ever used for the purpose. The only problem is, 2 ounce 3" turkey loads are quite uncomfortable to shoot, the trigger guard is rough on my finger. I put a Mike Bellm oversize hinge pin in mine, and if you're interested in top accuracy in an Encore I'd recommend you visit his website.