Might have expressed it a bit differently PDD, but there is a lot of truth in the impact of unrealistic expectations. I just purchased a new 28 bore Rizzini with "hand Chased" machine engraving, "high grade" Turkish walnut, and a "hand finished" oil finish, and laser cut checkering. This is an elegant little gun at about the same price point as an RBL. It's fit and finish seems to be about what we are seeing in the RBLs - Burnt checkering, proud wood, machine engraving, etc. It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a Fabri. Ergo, if we are expecting to buy a $2500-3500 gun, I suspect that the vast majority of us will be quite pleased. If we are expecting to take delivery of a Purdy then I am confident we will be unhappy. Personally, I am looking forward to my $3 grand gun.
