I like high condition guns and own quite a few, that said I completely see the advantage of buying a gun that is in excellent mechanical condition with some refinish work done for a lower dollar.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Yep. Seems simple to understand. Dunno what the hullabaloo is all about.
There isn’t really any hullabaloo.
Your initial statement was you would rather have a refinished gun. Yes, there came many weasel words after that, and you never really did answer the actual question as to why the hell you, or, anyone else would prefer a refinished gun to a safe queen, a gun we would assume to be in pristine, unused condition.
A refinished gun ends up that way because the finish went away. A safe queen is that way because somebody didn’t put it to use, and saw that it was well kept. You actually said, without any qualifiers, that you prefer the former. The OP was looking for signs of refinish for the same reason we all do-it is a huge signpost that said gun may have lived a hard life, perhaps had modifications, or will have undue wear or problems that need to be addressed after purchase, on his dime.
It is, in fact, the clearest indicator of the need for the buyer to beware.
Best,
Ted
