The overwhelming number of reviews for Shadow Systems are positive. Searching Google and YouTube, you will find very few negative comments about the gun manufacturer. When you see negative reviews, it usually has to do with the gun failing to go into battery. This is something Shadow Systems outlines in their manual as the "break-in" period. You should expect to fire 500 rounds through the War Poet Pistol to get it past the break-in period, where jams can occur. Shadow Systems is also well known for taking customer feedback and implementing changes when updated pistols are released.