I have the 1851 navy confederate flag model in .36 caliber from cabelas and its timing and trigger pull and all are excellent. I couldnt find any flaws anywhere. Havent shot it yet. I bought some wads for it instead of grease for sealing the cylinders. I hope it shoots as good as it looks. The frame is of brass but I think the .36 loads wont be as hard on it as the .44 loads would.The pic on the cabelas web site shows the pistols having fluted cylinders but mine is solid with the rolled on naval scene. Maybe the 1858 in .36 cal. for the same price would have been better. I have an all steel 1860 Army hartford model in .44 from EMF that has served me well so I needed a .36 to play around with.