I had mine for a year before the recall was even announced and never had an issue, probably shot somewhere around 300 rounds through it. I sent it in, they checked something and sent it back, I didn't get a new barrel. I took it boar hunting so I bought a box of 390's - they are double the price of the hornady rounds for some reason. I'd like to take it bear hunting, I wouldn't take the 200gr rounds for that, I'd rather have the 390gr hard cast. I have hunted deer with it with the 200's, they work fine for that, and they vaporize a cantelope like nothing i've ever seen before. It's a great gun - the muzzleblast is the worst part, the recoil isn't bad at all. That being said, my friends and I might be considered a little crazy, an average day at the range (my buddies house) is us shooting 200 rounds of .44mag through our smiths then moving up.