It sounds as if there are good and bad examples around so I suppose you have to be luck with what you get, The other great feature is the shortness and flush magazine especially when using a scabbard on a motorbike, that was one of the main reasons I liked them along with the other reasons I have said. Shot a few deer and goats with the sub sonic round but wouldn't recommend doing so as no margin for error. But on Rabbits, Hares, Possums and Wallabies the combo worked a treat.
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