MtWoodson, I understand what you mean about the reality being a let down after the anticipation. When I bought my first "premium" gun, a Kemem KM-4, I thought that my scores would automatically improve just by pointing it in the general direction, letting the gun do the rest. Man, was I wrong, I still had to do my part and what is worse, I had to "learn the gun" as the handling characteristics were completely different than the Beretta I traded for it. But, after a few hundred rounds, it is like a second arm and my scores have improved. Not to mention that I am shooting a fine gun that is durable and has actually maintained or increased in value.