thanks, i've heard of some horror stories from this gun. but when i looked at one i thought really well built and nicely finished, so after reading your reply i bought one. i'm waiting on ammo right now so to shoot it. the gun dealer i got it from said alot of the forums you have to be careful with on reviews of the gun. he said look at those that shot a few rounds then left, next week shot a few rounds. he said these guns are not made for or ment to be target range guns where you put hundreds of rounds each week thru. he said they will last thousands of rounds but not at once, they were'nt ment for that. he gave the example of the little j frame s&w 357, he said take it out and put hundreds of rounds each week, see how long it holds up. small guns he said wont take abuse like that no matter what brand.larger guns were ment to be range guns he said. if there is one consistant on this gun that everybody has agreed on is accuracy, everyone even the ones bashing it said it amazed them on how accurate it was. thanks again.