I know for a fact the Huglu are plenty strong, and the extended tangs are for show. I doubt there is a strength issue with the Sabatti's, its more of a regulation and quality of barrel issue.

In metal working there is a term, a turd is a turd and there is nothing you can do about it.

Are the barrels cut, pulled, 4041 chomo., stress relieved???? Just playing the Devil here, people are willing to throw down sight unseen and untested for these, so somebody better ask some questions.

I guess really what we are skirting around here is the old saying "you get what you pay for", plain and simple. This price just seems too good to be true and I remain dubious.

If Merkel and the others could billed one for this price and still hold they're heads up they would have.