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I'm not in the nonsense camp. A buyer can definitely feel more secure in a purchase when the barrels ring as expected. I'm not a gunsmith, but if you break your leg and need me to make a splint are you going to prefer that I use one piece of wood, or two for better stability? An LC Smith is one example where you shouldn't expect barrels to ring every time, but when they don't I'm going to take an extra hard look and then use that in my negotiations. Cosmetic or not, a gun that doesn't ring isn't going to bring the same money from most buyers who are checking.