Are Grade 1's all but Forgotten?

[B. Dudley]

It bugs me so much when i see the polishing off of a barrel lug after refinishing go down onto the barrel flats. They didnt leave the factory that way, why do it now?

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

It bugs me so much when i see the polishing off of a barrel lug after refinishing go down onto the barrel flats. They didnt leave the factory that way, why do it now?

I have a 0 grade 12 ga TL that most definitely has not been refinished, and the inner flats are bright steel, and though I wouldn't characterize them as 'polished', they are certainly 'ground'. The outer flats are dark, matching the overall barrel finish.
I believe the unfinished lugs are significantly wider than the finished lug, and are only ground when being fitted to the receiver, and certainly after the barrel finishing has been completed.
Dave might comment on the radius at the junction of lug to flats, on rough barrels, but I can understand why this surface gets a ground finish.

[C.O.B.]

I have two grade 1 guns both 16's and both hammer guns and both are wonderful guns to shoot. The only difference between a grade 1 and a grade 7 is cosmetic or so I've been told.