I'm hoping that they introduce some carbines next year and possibly some hi grades. It would be interesting to have a look at these new rifles first hand. From the website, they don't appear to have a rebounding hammer like the 1886s do. I'm not sure if that was just the prototype or not. I had ordered one of the new 71s but when Japan fell into the ocean back in March, I cancelled the order and sourced out an original in pretty decent shape.