I have always heard that the guns in WAL-MART an other discount stores are made cheeper then the ones you get at the Gun Shops and thats why they cost less. I heard anything from their made with cheeper metal or wood and that the internal parts are cheeper. Is there any truth in this or is it just that they buy in such numbers that they get a discount. I have bought a few guns from WAL-MART, K-Mart exct. and they are holding up and working just fine. Mike