If I were in the market for yet another hunting rifle (and I'm not) I would certainly consider a Miroku-made 99. Those folks know how to build a flawless smooth operating rifle. I currently own two Miroku-built guns, a Browning Low Wall .223 and a Winchester/Miroku Low Wall .22 rimfire, and have owned other Winchester clones and O/U shotguns made by Miroku and am here to tell you they are absolutely first rate guns. Easily the equal of their progenitors, and frankly better in most aspects.
I betcha in another generation these will be collectible in their own right.
Miroku made at least one dog, the Winchester 101 Grand European combination guns and O/U double rifles with rifle barrels that didn't have any mechanism to regulate the rifle barrels.
