I think there was a relatively brief period when they were well made--late 90s. I went through the factory in that time frame, ended up ordering 3 #2s in different gauges and sold 2 of them, to pay for the trip. The one I kept was a 20 gauge #2 and that one is excellent with outstanding wood. But they had a lot of issues over the years with erratic and sub-standard quality.

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