I have owned both the tc encore and h&r single shot. still have both the h&r's but the encore I let go. barrels are expensive and recoil on the tc can be bad depending on the caliber. if you go with h&r look for the SB-2 reciever. they can handle rifle shotgun or muzzleloader calibers so should handle pistol as well. the sb-1 will only handle shotgun or pistol.