Maybe so. I didn't set the price but only read about it on the referenced thread of the ASSRA forum. If you read that thread it seems people were carping about the price there also.

I would have no idea the cost of production.

One thing I did notice, it is made like a BSA Cadet Martini. The guts are mounted on the trigger plate, making for easy takedown. That is a nice feature that costs more to manufacture than the much simpler Martini-Henry action where the guts are mounted on pins through the action body.

I wonder if it has an access hole in the rear of the action body for convenient cleaning from the breech.

Other complaints on the ASSRA thread were that it is too light: 6 to 7 pounds.

In the end, I'm thinking the price is going to be quite an obstacle. I'm not reaching for my wallet, but what do I know?

Curl