I bought a New Pedersoli Sharps Silhouette 45/70 ,it is well made and i cant find anything to fault in it ,its well made and nice ,have not fired it yet ,but i didnt have to wait 3 months or 3 years for it ,any manufacturer can produce faulty items ,i have bought two New double rifles over the years and both had problems and cheaper new rifles that had problems ,US made and European .Im in two minds about the Shiloh being investment cast ,i know they are strong and look nice and well finished [i had one],the C.Sharps and Pedersoli are both machined C.Sharps from a billet, the Pedersoli from a Forging ,which to me seems more in keeping with Traditional manufacturing ,in the end they are all Replicas ,unless you have the High $ for and Original Sharps