I was in looking at a couple of guns at the gunshop today.
One was a .30 Carbine
brownhawk that was just put on the shelf- I've been wanting another one for a while now. I asked to see it, and upon examination, the cylinder would unlock upon gently moving it (likely the stop is too large), it was starting to peen the stop notches like an Italian reproduction, and the B/C gap was horrendous!
The same shop had one of the .44 special flat tops that had been there for a bit, and I had a hankering for when they first came out- and the sight was mounted a bit to the left and there was either bluing salts or other corrosion oozing from the barrel/frame threads which were rusting the frame.
I might be wrong, but I can't see paying the amount of money for items that need repair/adjustment to work as designed.
I bought a .22 Bisley that the grip frame looked "chewed" on- and it was brand new straight from the distributor and one of the last ones made when I got it a year or so ago. I had to send it back, and had to argue with the lady in their customer service to get a shipping label sent to me.
I though that was a fluke, and even though that was well over a year ago, I guess things aren't any better, and they're just trying to push out as much stuff as they can to keep up with demand.
I had to go and look at one of the .357 bolt guns when they came out- I thought I had to have one- the one the shop got in actioned as rough as a piece of stove wood across a hemorrhoid. I've had one .22 hornet in the past that I liked, but someone else liked it better, and I got a .32-20 Marlin I like better.
I'm just going to have to start practicing up with a flip. Going to save expensive ammo for "arm-e-gett'n"
It's cheaper anyway.