they're also painting the recievers on the new ones. The plastic trigger group didn't surprise me at all, the barrel band being in direct contact with a barrel is concerning.
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.
You know I like my coffee sweet in the morning
and I'm crazy about my tea at night