the one i saw at the shot show had nice walnut,metal to wood fit was rather well done .engraving adequate. now it was a 45 70 and felt well balanced like a cross between a 28 gauge and a 20 gauge.but thats all they had to compare.i cant wait till my order gets a chance to be filled and orders they have stacks and stacks people want them and are lining up.their will be more of our clan the people who dreamed of days gone by the glory days when africa was more than game farms and parks,yea i know there are still wild places but not like the days when the british empire ruled.dont you feel the romance when you hold your double its more than steel and wood its a dream.most of these guns will never see africa but a person can dream.read the head lines lion hunting is on the verge of ending elephant not far behind.hunt for black rhino yea right .this may be all we have left.you say no that wont happen.try to book a polar bear hunt or a tiger hunt.both took place in our life time and are gone.but a double keeps the dream alive to me.maybe just maybe someday