I have two of the revolvers, and have had others in the past. When new, the DW revolvers actually sold for a little more then S&W revolvers in the same calibers (when available). DW's were the darlings of the silhouette shooters (why I bought mine, and where I ran into 90% of the DW revolvers I ever saw). Very accurate, strong guns. They do wear, as they are a machine like any other. CZ is selling them now, I have no idea which plant is actually building them (there have been a few) now though. Some parts are still available, from Numrich and other parts dealers as well as DW themselves. FWIW - dan