I have to laugh when I hear people turn thier noses up at the Citori because it is made in Japan. The superposed was a nice firearm but the citori is actually more rugged and is not a major project to reblue as the superposed is because of its welding system used on barrels. I have a Citori upland special and it has outlasted my buddies various 101s and Berettas. Matter of fact one time we were shooting sporting clays and one other gun failed (beretta) half way through the round and we just used my citori and trust me she was pretty darn hot by the end of the round. I also have had enough of American cars that fall apart after 2 years and have no resale value. I now drive Toyotas. So Japanese products in my opinion are superior. Ever here of Lexus, Acura ? My buddies all drove full size GM trucks for years and after replacing engines and trannies are now replacing them with Toyota Tundras. Go ahead flame me if you want