...a lot of guns have a "melted" look to them so the sharp edges are taken off. The person who invented that idea should be shot. The only areas that should be de-horned are the places that give the shooter trouble like the bells and whistles. There's not reason to take a beautiful new gun and turn it into something that looks like a relic that was sandblasted. Yeah, I'm no fan of that "melted" look, either. I reckon bad things can result when someone has a Dremel tool and too much free time! ;-)
With apologies to Gary Jeter and the gang over at the FAL Files message board. Now those folks know how to wield a Dremel!
I'm going to keep that image on my hard drive. I think I know a couple of backyard gun mechanics who would appreciate it.
This is my theory of how the melted look about. It happened when an employee saw all the scrap frames and slides and thought they could salvage them.
The guy was probably presented with a suggestion award that paid off his house.
A Civil War Re-enactor showed his "relic". I left shaking my head because the fool didn't understand that he was protraying someone a hundred and twenty five years ago. Why would he have a revolver that already looked a hundred years old?