My safety was history 30 seconds after it came out of the box. Gun was sold to fund some other project. I have had two Ami Sports and they both shot well. The biggest problems I see is the wood the Italian use would make better boat oars than gun stocks and the finishes are not to my liking. If your are on a limited budget than the Italian sharps are a good buy. Just look it over carefully before you buy it so you don't get stuck with one like the last Kodiak I bought.