>>7126732Whether or not you believe it or understand it doesn't matter, because it's what's going on.
The simplest explanation is that Mafex is cheaping out on you despite the high price of their toys. This seems to be how most companies are being run lately.
I personally believe that they just don't know how to make good guns or the one they made was badly done, and they just ditched it instead of trying again.
Without a doubt, it's still entirely Mafex's decision.