Author Topic: RIA Auction - Looking for Opinions  (Read 11878 times)

Offline 120RIR

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Re: RIA Auction - Looking for Opinions
« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2016, 06:08:20 AM »
The new guy (me) did.  I decided to take a chance - either I made a nice score or I got dinged on this one.  Some think it's more or less unmolested but some think (at least one based on actually handling it) that it might be a reconversion.  I'll be sure to post detailed photos when the piece comes in and I'll no doubt be pestering y'all for input and honest/blunt opinions.  If I got dinged I want to learn.  If I scored that's even better of course!   :)

Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: RIA Auction - Looking for Opinions
« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2016, 03:36:50 PM »
The new guy (me) did.  I decided to take a chance - either I made a nice score or I got dinged on this one.  Some think it's more or less unmolested but some think (at least one based on actually handling it) that it might be a reconversion.  I'll be sure to post detailed photos when the piece comes in and I'll no doubt be pestering y'all for input and honest/blunt opinions.  If I got dinged I want to learn.  If I scored that's even better of course!   :)
I had it in hand, I don't recall anything obvious that would have suggested a reconversion, but I handled alot of guns that day and may not remember clearly.  As far as being "unmolested" I really don't know what to tell you.

It is a pretty cool gun.
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