No question, the Japan-built guns will be superior in a number of ways. But....the reviews are either wonderful or crap over on the trapgun forum. My Turkish Dickenson has been a fine gun to this point so they can do it right when they want to. It's not like I'm planning to become a major competitor with this thing anyway. With shells at $18 box locally at the moment, I'll be lucky to get it function tested. Like I said earlier, time will tell.