I'm back from Texas where I briefly stopped by the DSC convention on Friday and early Saturday. They have always put on a great show and this year was again excellent. The economy was high on the list of topics but personally I found the hunting stories from the past year much more interesting and make me dream of Africa again.
Also of interest is the 470 Turnbull cartridge which you can read about in
The Big Bore Chronicles. It's a big-bore rimmed cartridge and should work very well in the Encore.
Hornady has some interesting new products out including some light 45 Colt ammo using Leverevolution bullets, a runout gauge with the ability to correct runout in loaded ammo, and a new automated case prep center.