After reading through some of the posts on the Pedersoli Howdah pistol, I found them on sale through Cabela's for $599. Mine came in today. I went to the store to pick it up and they were kind enough to let me open the box, wipe the gun down (really,really covered with oil) and check fit and function. I didn't like the wood, there were inletting gaps on the trigger guard and tang and the grip was just slightly warped to the left. The lock on the left side actually felt gritty when cocking the hammer. Not quite what I expected for $600. Cabela's politely refunded my money. While I was there I took a look at a half dozen Pedersoli long guns and found similar defects on every one of them. Does Cabela's get seconds, have their own QC standards or is Pedersoli slipping in quality?