For a couple of years now I have wanted a medium weight single shot rifle in .38-55 but I'm starting to think the man upstairs is telling me stick with the .45-70's I've got or its a jinx. I've had 2 c.sharps 1875's and 2 original winchester hi walls. The first 75 wouldn't do better than 3" to 3 1/2" at 100 yds reguardless of the load the second 75 would do 1 1/2" to 2" but wouldn't hold its zero from one day to the next and the forearm kept coming loose even when properly loctited. The first hi wall was made in 1885 and had a 3 digit serial number it was ok but the bore was pitted infront of the chamber and it had a large bore with a tight chamber so it like the others went away and the fourth contestant never even made it to the range the second hi wall when I got home from the show saturday I took the wood off to get the rifle ready for a good cleaning only to find out some bubba had used a monkey wrench to turn an octagon barreled rifle into a round barreled rifle so it went back the next day and the seller grudgingly gave me my money back. I'm about ready to give up because I wanted an american made .38-55 but I'm starting to wonder about the Uberti's a while back I swore off the pasta guns because of soft steels and quality problems are they any better since covid reshaped the world or would I just be falling further down the rabbit hole?