Read the thread again. I already said what year my 41 is. At no point did I ever say that mine was better or worse than ANY Model 41 that’s ever been built, Springfield or Houlton.

My position is simple: the company whose products have gathered us here on this site has been evolving over many years and I don’t care for how it has evolved. Their final QC has seemingly been outsourced to the end consumer. The evidence of this profound. I’d tell you to do your own research but evidently, you either cannot read or comprehend what I specifically have posted in this conversation so it would be pointless to do so.

The OP specifically asked “buy new or buy used” and I prefer used and stated as much. I don’t see how that makes me a professional, but that was your conclusion.

You’ve succeeded in your goal of lowering the quality of this discussion.