Maybe Time For A Poll...

[John St]

This conversation adds another dimension! When I got a 42 1940 with all matching (complete serial # on the magazine but only last two elsewhere) the thought occurred to me that people might like to find two last matching numbers for mismatched parts with the attendant odds of finding them for sale or trade.
It never occurred to me that my pistol could possibly have a forced match until I read this post.
But then the gun works with all parts--forced or not--better than any handgun I have owned for accuracy and reliability having fired 100 rounds through it (Ball and Silver Tips from Winchester, Gecco).
I can see the merit of "no restrictions" as posted by Wes, but I can also see the possibility of litigation if what is posted here is not monitored and otherwise carefully scrutinized for veracity.

A tough question for us all.

Where do I fit in? I think no restriction is best for my own interest. I feel like I am ultimately responsible for a purchase I decide to go through with. You can't control others' ethics.

I bought my Luger from a trusted gun dealer who had the trust in the original owner to sell the gun for him. It worked out for all of us.

However, there are gun dealers that live their living off of others' trust and lack of knowledge.

I still believe these types deserve occasional retribution, ergo my feeling that you treat a dealer according to his own standard.

John St