Goony, When I got this weapon, the guy I got it from said it was his dads.And he said his dad was an FFL. He had it in his safe, and rarely shot it. Said it had had less than 200 rnds since 1986. I stripped it down and deep cleaned it. The Grips had some kind of gunk on 'em. When i cleaned them off, they came out light like normal. As far as dollar-value, I probably have too much in it( I traded a Sig P250 40S&W subcompact for it). But I couldn't sell or trade that Sig, so when this trade came along, I figured it would be easier to turn. Little did I know I would love this weapon. So we shall see. I want an M&P 40 or 9 compact to go with my M&P fullsize. maybe later.