Never had first hand experience with their Lightning rifle....only one I ever saw in the flesh was at our local shoot. Owner had just got it and brought it out to try. First stage, he grabbed the thing, racked it and CLICK......fiddled with it and got a bang finally, then some more clicks, then another bang, then some clicks......this went on for four of six stages before he finally gave up and went to his truck and got his 73.
Their revolvers were Ok, but a bit pricy for what they were......They sold a lot of inventory to CDNN who resold the six shooters at some pretty good prices, then they went to a Pietta made SAA, then they went under.
I'm not a fan of the original Colt Lightning, so the replica doesn't interest me either....probably one of the few Colt products from that era that just don't trip my trigger......also have to wonder, if it was the answer to all, why didn't it last, or at least make a respectable showing in the 1800's?