I am also waiting to see how they fare. I hope they do well for the sake of Michael and his family/heirs. I'm still studying the catalogue and don't know at this point whether I'll bid on 1 item or 10. I admit that I'm bothered by the low number Springfield issue. Trying to find a consensus on that is about like discussing the JFK assassination. My current thinking is that good shooting glasses, use of care in selecting brass, etc. should be enough to prevent anything catastrophic in the very unlikely event of a failure. But I don't think I would use a low number in the field as a hunting arm. So..I am continuing to ponder it.