Most of my S&W revolvers come from the late 80s to late 90s. They're not collectors pieces to most and they definitely don't have the fit and finish that command top prices. They are however at the peak of metallurgy and with that comes strength and durability. Aesthetics aside that is the most desirable feature to me.

Now I don't have a problem with MIM but I do have a problem with another unnecessary feature the new guns have. Lets just say there's a nice used 60-15 at a local LGS and if it was a 60-10 it would have been gone the second I saw it.