I apologize for resurrecting this but I couldn't find anything about it in the search function: Has anyone succeeded in removing the 1/2" or so of lucite the RBL stock is encased in? I recall some gentleman a while back saying strips of the finish peeled off when he removed some tape he'd put on the stock aand he was going to try to take all of the finish off that way. That sounds like the anwer to me. I really don't like that shiny finish, but neither do I like the idea of trying to sand it off. Ideas, please? Thanks, Jerry