if its a winchester made in japan, they are top shelf. i have four high walls. two 45-70,s a 38-55 and a 30-40 krag and two brownings made in japan a 1895 in 30-40 krag and a low wall in .260 rem. and five browning shotguns all made in japan by the same company mikuro. they go from 1977 to 2013 and they have been shot thousands of times with out any problems at all, other than cleaning. and they hold their value. i bought a uberti about 6 years ago and it was sold after two months as i could not get it to shot worth a damn. eastbank.