I picked up the new gun today. If it's just light rain tomorrow, I'll go and shoot it, but it looks like it may be pouring for the next two days. I looked this one over very carefully. The last one must have been built 4:28 Friday afternoon. This new one the stamp is straight, no strange scratches on the muzzle, the cylinder locks up surprisingly tight. I'll run a cleaning rod through it when I get home, but I can't see any telltale of the strange ring in the barrel the last one had. I measured the cylinder throats, they are a tight .410", just like the last one. What I mean is a .410" pin gauge fits with light resistance, but would fall through from gravity, a .411" will not even start. I did not slug the bore yet, but I will be shooting factory ammo until I confirm this one is capable of accuracy. The rifling must be deep. A .399" pin gauge fits very snug in the muzzle, but will not pass. A .398" will fit, and slide clear through the barrel. No thread choke, thankfully. I'm happy, this one is clearly built better than the last. I never did get a call back from Paul, he knows he messed up.