thx for all the opinions. i may have to change my opinion on pedersoli now. i grew up thinking that only uberti made a well-finished piece. this was supported when i bought a pietta dance and bros. revolver last year - the one i received was so rough in the milling and just plain ugly; i've used tire jacks with smoother action than the hunk of junk i got. i'm learning on MLF that most of these guns (revolvers) need a little tweaking.