I cant really agree with you on the " They're utter peices of crap' opinion. I traded for one last year and love the marker. I had to replace the LPR because the stock one IS a POS, I put a Jackhammer II on it. As for the Three-way, I just work a little oil into it and it works just fine. As far as over all operations go I find it very smooth and accurate. Maybe I got good or you got a bad one (I think the former if what most people say about the is true). If you dont ind a little work, it seems a decent platform. I have ben looking for another, but as much as I like it I dont think they are worth what most people ask for them.