It always boils down to what you are personally looking for...Different stroke for different folks It is made in china, but the guys are really solid, and so is the customer service. They developed this through feedback from parts of the pressing community. It was an awesome thing to see, and Ill support that..my IR gun was with 2F +/-. Pretty damn good. I am sure its the same with the nugsmasher guys though. Pressing is an art form in its own right, i feel dabpress personally gives me the capability to pursue that. Else id just use the old pneumatic rosineer sitting in the corner of the garage collecting dust.