I'll not defend the gun's looks. But who else builds a 12GA this light, with ejectors, and so many technical features, especially the adjustable stock,and available in left hand? It also has three thicknesses of butt pads and a recoil reducing system in the stock. I don't know how well it will hold up. I shoot traditional side by sides, bespoke to my needs. Each of them cost over three times what one of these guns costs. I was willing to pay for them mostly because I can't get Left Hand guns with Long stocks that are also light weight and that will digest steel shot and 3" shells. This gun can be configured that way by the user. Let's face it, traditional, old technology in firearms was current when my great grandfather traveled by horse and buggy and heated his home with a wood burning fireplace. We have advanced since then. Sporting firearms design should take advantage of advances in technology