Well my Alby arrived and no complaints!! I think part of it is because Fred set the bar pretty low. It is a 1970. There is 85% bluing and the gun is all matching. the distributor was charging $10 extra (over the handpick for crying out loud!) for all matching. I did not pay this however, i just lucked out. The bore is shiny and beautiful!! The stock is a little rough. it looks like someones dog thought it was a chew toy. This is not uncommon for an Alby. I now have 4 albys. it is not my best but it is not my worst either.
That rifle is in excellent shape compared to the one I received. The kicker is they charged me a 15% restocking fee on top of the $30 it cost me to return it.