Geno, my compliments. someone who really cared what they were making built these. totally free of machine marks anywhere, slick as glass. i've got 5 22's including a 541-T and an Anschutz and they're all just round bar stock receivers. the remington - as good as it is - is rough as a cobb on the inside compared to this one. the anschutz is as slick as this one. looking at the grain in a digital photo, it is pretty obvious it has had a coat of some spray finish applied.

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roger