Gunny, that's a real repro! Right down to the faults and bad parts. I hope they make it right for you. Your Colt and Remington comment is right on. They lasted because they were good, while the also rans fell by the wayside. Joe, I'll bet there were plenty of cases where "shoddy" meant more than poor quality cloth. and where outlying units were forced into sucking hind teat by circumstances they could not control. Stan