Funny that none of the 1/2 dozen actual Sabatti owners who posted earlier in this thread have been back to share any of the supposedly inevitable "horror stories" with us?
Every relevant thread I could find on 'Google' was overwhelmingly positive from everyone who had handled or purchased one. This included not only another thread on this very forum, but also multiple threads from other forums (who tend to be critical of everything).
The two dissenters appear to be 'Dugaboy' and a poster on another forum named 'SabbatisSuck' who has only ahieved 5 posts (all in one Sabbati thread) and admitted to never even having fired one, or even known anyone who owned one... yet he professes that these 'junk' guns will surely not last even 20 rounds.
These rifles seem to have been available for a while and apparently are selling very well. If they were so fragile someone would have said something by now.I'm sure they can't hold a candle to the $30,000 English doubles or even a 10K Merkel but, then again, nobody is claiming any such thing.
While I
could liquidate my personal firearms collection and easily produce the funds to purchase a Merkel or Kreighoff, why would I ever do such a thing? The loss of tangible history, sporting utility, and recreational enjoyment would not be remotely worth it... But $3K is a reasonable goal which could be reached by a sportsman of modest means, such as myself, if a concerted effort were to be made; especially for a product which has received overwhelmingly good praise.
Some traditionalists will never be happy.
A few more magazine rifles top my list before I can begin to work toward acquiring my first double, but Eventually I will come around to it - after all, I'm only in my mid 20's. If I calculate correctly, I have purchased and traded around 20K worth of firearms in the few short years I have been of legal age to own. It may take me another decade but in the mean time, I look forward to see what other developments will be made in this field.