I have just always been a Winchester 21 fan and up until now restricted to shotguns. So, I did not do a search and decide process. I will also be making a 21 20 ga shotgun as a companion to the DR. I am quite sure there are better and more desirable models and makers of DRs but everyone has their own preference and 21s are mine. There is still a lot of room for failure on this project so if you hear whinning and crying it is likely me having arrived at a non-recoverable spot. I can't start over at this point. My barrels are at about the same point of production but I don't have pictures of them.----Bill