It's my understanding that Century is kind of like Buffalo tool in the effect that they're more or less a sticker company that sub contracts to others to build a large number of their weapons. For that much, I've never heard one way or another if they do the warranty repairs in house ,or if they do any inspection what so ever after the assembled guns are received. I'm not saying this makes them free from blame, but it is a Buffalo tool vs Snap-On mentality. Many car manufacturers I deal with do what amounts to major warranty repairs as Customer Service Bulletins. These are to repair known short comings, not safety recalls, and are done to protect the company reputation as much as anything else. With Century it's more or less the only store in town set up, if they had more competition with the type and price point of the guns they sell they might be a bit more concerned about the product they put out. As is, you get what you pay for at best-that's their reputation and most educated gun enthusiast understand that going in. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. As for the innitial question, it's better to get legal advice from a lawyer than a gun board. Century nightmares have been public for years but I have yet to hear of any legal action. Caveat emptor ....