I wonder with so many doubles being manufactured or made in foreign countries to the customer,
- eg German rifles, Spanish, Italian rifles to the US, American rifles to Africa, any of them to Australia etc etc;
- with volumes not usually permitted a local "repair" centre;
- and with legal jurisdictions often making it really hard just to send something back overseas for repairs, sometimes near impossible,

Shouldn't such highly priced firearms come off the makers bench with better quality control. Irrespective of lifetime or other warranties?

I guess one reason some brands have such incredible prices is the degree of quality control, and hand work, plus testing to ensure each leaves the maker's workshop in as perfect condition as possible.

But if say a double rifle, even one costing in the neighbourhood of $10G, which is still a very respectable amount to have to pa for a rifle, needs to be sent back three or more times, shouldn't the maker replace it, free of charge with a better made and properly made model? Rather than the customer having to flog it off to an unsuspecting buyer? What happens if numerous instances of this start to appear?

But in the end for everything, I guess, let the buyer beware is a very good point to remember. No matter what the propaganda one reads or hears says.