Sad. I've had a great experience with my 1100 and 870 shotguns and 742 deer rifle. But, on the other hand, those are all second-hand, older models that were m

Sad. I've had a great experience with my 1100 and 870 shotguns and 742 deer rifle. But, on the other hand, those are all second-hand, older models that were manufactured in the 1970s or 80s, and are likely to last the rest of my lifetime - and are in fact superior quality to the replacement models that were subsequently introduced. For typical civilian usages, firearms were essentially perfected over a half-century ago.