Personally, and I am not a gunsmith, I think the issues have been dealt with fairly overall. The issues are cost and availability. Many of the India guns made are simply not common reproductions. I have a brunswick from Loyalist. I love the gun. It is pretty and looks close. The trigger pull is heaver than it should be, but I believe it is safe. Would I like a custom brunswick? Sure. but the cost of a custom gun that would make me cry and suck my thumb if I got a scratch on it, wouldn't work for me. I doubt that I will put 2000 rounds in its lifetime through it....probably less than 1000....maybe 500. So I can't justify a 2 to 5,000 gun. I am NOT saying they are not worth it. I understand the hours that go into something (I am a saddlemaker), but I can't justify it for me.
Does a Pedersoli look nicer than most Indian guns? In general, yes. But again, when there are doctor bills and groceries, something has to give.
So I would suggest Loyalist if you are going with Indian guns. Italian or better yet, custom will be better, but you pay for it. I completely understand what Sturmkatze said about it isn't that he said unsafe, just garbage. I get what he means. I don't think my Loyalist are garbage, but the lock work is certainly far from precision.
It is true, you get what you pay for, but I don't believe they are 'pipe bombs" with common sense, nor do I think they are the greatest guns on the planet. Loyalist sells nice looking functional guns, but they will not measure up to a Kibler.
Just my opinion.....