Advice and opinions should be taken just as such. Nothing anyone says is chisled in stone. I find it hard to believe any company could stay in business for very long if they made such dangerously inferior products. It would be very hard to prove whether a "blown barrel" was caused by inferior steel, manufacturing process, or rifling process. Or whether someone had simply not followed the loading instructions and blew up the gun due to carelessness. If someone wants to come on here and make a name for himself, then so be it. Just don't expect everyone to follow you over the cliff like a bunch of Lemmings.