I bought one when they first came out. It was the Black with stainless barrel. I shot countless bricks of 22 shells through it. When I left for the service I left it for a buddy to use and he shot the heck out of it for four years. When I came home I got it back and used it for another 10 years. I then gave it to a nephew and he is still shooting it. Only problem I ever had was that O broke the little lever off that you pull the bolt back with. It cost about two buck to fix it. Great gun. Probably the equal of the 10/22 in every way.