I have 3 TC sidelocks CI. All 3 are laser accurate and as long as I maintain them properly are just as reliable as any centerfire I own. Dads old Pro hunter rig that Michael has is one of the most accurate rifles he had. and that is saying a lot. He had 8 or 9 barrels for it in different chamberings including his .50cal ML barrel which he could shoot 1 inch groups with at 150 yards. Pretty sure that rig was from when the pro hunter line was first introduced. Well before the S&W debacle. Dads problem with CVA was them flat out copying TC tech and claiming it as their own. Same with Mathews pilfering EVERYONES tech. Ritz just bought TC back from S&W. Hopefully he runs the company better than he did his first time around. He's a good salesman but has absolutely no concept of engineering a firearm in my opinion. I believe he hired a couple of good firearm engineers to help him this goaround.