The only Miroku Lever guns I have are my steel 81 BLR and my Winchester 1885 38-55 single shot . Don't see how the quality could be any better comparing them to any other factory made rifles I have ever handled. I don't expect handmade custom gun quality from a factory made standard production rifle and anybody that does is being unrealistic. I have owned Miroku made shotguns also and the quality always was excellent .