both are great arms imo. the encore has some great cartridge choices, the 260 and 7mm-08 being 2 of them. for longer ranges or a wider selection of factory ammo options the encore may be the choice.

but......it comes at the price of a larger/heavier handgun overall.

the G2 is my pick, especially if you load your own ammo. there are cartridges out there to do most any job. i have a couple encores....n about a dozen contenders!....2 of those being G2's.