I'm sorry to hear that some people have experienced problems. I bought a 9.3 last year and fired about 15 rounds one weekend down at my lease. I wasn't testing regulation, but I was consistently able to hit a old telephone pole (left on its side) over and over. My only concern was with the trigger pull; it's a bit heavy. For a South Texas pig gun, it seems just right. For an elephant I'll take a Merkel in 470.