I don't think that is a fair assessment of LeFever. He was born 25 years too early. Starting at the end of muzzle loading wasted 20 years of his productive life in what became the double gun period. What you see as a constant changes are what I see as evolution in his design. His guns are trim, handle well, seem to last just about forever. I wish he made far more high grade ones because the engraving is as good as anything Remington made.