The idea for these was hatched by a guy in San Antonio 6-8 years back. I don't remember his name but he was hoping to take a bite out of the mid-tier O/U market by importing these from Italy. I visited the guy and looked at several guns back then (his showroom was his living room). I thought they were decent guns for the money but I didn't order one. The one interesting tidbit I remember was that "Padrone" was a made up name and didn't represent a real person. The guy had big plans as I remember but obviously they never materialized.
