The fact you have not had problems with Zabala guns is nice . . . but anecdotal. It's like discussions we've had here before about Parker Repros with single triggers. Some people have never had trigger issues; ask a broad audience and you don't have any trouble finding people who've had problems.
Ah, Larry, Its all anecdotal. My positive experience with Zabala Hermanos, your negative experience with same, the experience of any audience as broad as you please is anecdotal.
The point, Kyrie, is that if you query a broad enough audience, you're more likely to come up with more negative anecdotes. Would you care to wager about whether Zabala Hermanos or V. Sarasqueta would be more likely to have more negative anecdotes (to be fair, by %--since far more people have owned ZH guns than VS guns)? To me, that difference is what makes one name on a gun worth more than another. "Buy the gun, not the name" sounds good--until you shoot the gun for a period of time and either encounter, or do not encounter, various problems. I'll pay more for a gun, assuming similar grade and condition, if it's from the maker with a better reputation for quality control. You get into a discussion about Zabala Hermanos and it quickly becomes evident that their quality control is inconsistent.
