The recievers have always been a spray and bake finish.
Its a 22. Its not like the barrel band is holding back 62,000 psi. It just keeps constant pressure to keep the POI from shifting too much.
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i was referring to plastic next to a hot barrel.
The finish on the new receivers looks slightly better than krylon...
From the Wal-Mart post, the smooth triggers are the old metal design and the grooved triggers are on the new plastic ones.
I still like the "old" style..... but's that just me