I've heard most of the arguments pro and con in the last year plus. Options, gimcracks, pretty wood, respect for Galazan and expected quality of execution, chance to be a patron of American arts and industry at an attainable level of outlay, the siren call of delayed gratification. And conversely, no gauge option, dismal track record of recent efforts by other volume makers, unconventional and/or risky marketing strategy, low tolerance for delayed gratification. In the beginning there weren't any and the speculative babble was loud and long. Now there are. I see no reason that the babble shouldn't be followed up by some apercus of personal experience and a judgment, collectively arrived at, of just how good, bad, indifferent this gun is. I'm still listening.

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