LBK,
I am unpersuaded. Still not a fan.
Neither am I. But we live in a different time. They "needed to hunt", for the most part. We do it for fun......... They had far fewer options, we have a myriad. Or how about this one that I bought from ctw? This was D&T'd on BOTH side and top. My guess is that the side just might could be factory as the holes look totally professional. THEN some moron at a later date got hold of it and drilled and tapped for Weavers on top. This was a lettered special order gun. In the picture, I use one of my Stith repros. Now there is a Weaver T-7 and a 330 in place.