My RBL has Case Color and exhibition wood. There is not a thing wrong with the 'engraving' but I didn't use a 7x loop to go over it with. The wood is great and equal to blanks I have payed a lot more for. Overall the gun looks quite nice, carries well and works. I was going to remove the assisted opening because of the effort to close the gun but after a round of game farm pheseant, assisted opening stays. The gun just flies open and the empties scatter without one even thinking or realizing what happened. just plunk in two more shells and be on your way. First bird i missed with two shots, second bird I got on the second shot. My son got everything else with a Superposed 20 gauge Superlite! Certainly not an objective evaluation but i am not a great shot and never have been having to contend with master left eye. With Rem field #6 loads, felt like a pop gun.
Is the gun a Winchester Model 21 20 gauge Custom Grade, no, but it sure looks as nice in its own way. Since I like SKB's, that controversacy doesn't bother me. CSMC delivered the correct gun. Try waiting 14 months for AyA to deliver the wrong gun and then you can complain. Then AyA wants me to pay the current price to reorder the gun!
I read a lot of crap from Posters about the history of the action and how CSMC would not deliver guns. Now even with guns being delivered and many satisfied customers, there are still individuals that don't have one chiming in on one individual that wasn't satisfied. The individual got his money back and that's about all one can say. -Dick
