I have put over 200 rounds down the tube of my backpacker and have run into minor issues.. broke a lifter spring and wore out the hammer spring. CanAm was great with getting me up and running again, best Customer service in the industry. It is heavy and at the end of the day it is exactly what you pay for.. a H&R topper Chinese clone with a short barrel. I did, overtime and as the budget allowed , build up a 870 with the dlask barrel to eventually replace the DA Backpacker as my hiking firearm. Overall I would buy this short little break action shotgun again if I had a small budget for a hiking/pack shotty.