The finish quality varies a lot, but most of the issues I've seen were below the stock line or on the edges of the bottom metal, bolt release, etc, easy to clean up during a build. Still, my experience poking around on GB indicates that nice examples often run as much as store-brand FNs like the Higgins 50, which are somewhat preferable to me. FN Deluxes are fairly common below $1K, as are decent, not perfect, Brownings, Huskys, etc. I probably paid a bit too much ($600) for my 1948, but I was hoping it was a C-ring, and it was. The barrel is pretty stout, and it goes about 9 3/4 pounds in a B&C Medalist, but it's a solid shooter.
