I have owned an MX-5C for about 15 years. I bought it used and it had really been used a lot. I have never had a problem with it. I have never shot it particularly well, but have always received compliments about its looks. Nice wood and pretty racy lines with a straight grip (for a 12 gauge Perazzi). The screw in chokes are a little dorky, though not nearly as bad as the screw in chokes you see these days that REALLY protrude from the barrels (like on Berettas etc.). So what's wrong with these guns?