This is my first VZ, but we had a blast with it this last weekend. No issues, shoots great, not much recoil and has become my 12 year old son's favorite rifle, over my $1700 AR. I was amazed at how nice it looked out of the box, like it was a new gun. Light, maneuverable, seems to be reasonably accurate. Trigger is pretty decent, long, not too heavy and very smooth. No regrets at all!