The topic when brought up by Ed is with little to no merit and is designed to troll for negative remarks. Some from those who hid under the cyber bridge.
Though I would not put it in the same way as Franc, I do agree that torching is just wrong and espousing it as having merit is malevolent.
Case color is aesthetic and a by product of case hardening, but what matters is it is also functionally important in that when done correctly it hardens parts of the gun and ensures proper wear and structural integrity. Methods such as Ed's torch approach is destructive, deforming, and done though ignorance.
An argument can be made torching is no different than used car salesmen gimmicks to hide defects, but I see it as both vandalism and fraud.
Doing so without revealing the methods used and down pricing accordingly to wall hanger should be punished as fraud and could be prosecuted as knowingly committing a crime for the fraud and creating defective products.
Ken61 I do not know if the product you linked to has the same negative structural impacts that torching does, but given the general lack of full disclosure and potential ignorance by future sellers, I can't say I think it good choice
Ed you are just stirring the pot on this one and are getting what you have sown
Michael Dittamo
Topeka, KS
Last edited by old colonel; 03/14/17 01:30 PM.
