You can bet your last dollar that this one has been "rode hard and put up wet".
A tad over 2 years old, carried all day every day by an OTR truck driver (flatbed driver that is...that's a hard life for a pistol), I play hard when I train, 1 handed slide racks on whatever is available, drop it like a hot potato when its empty and I'm going for my BUG, I've carried it putting up hay, wading across rivers, riding horses, I've killed deer with it, etc... It has fired somewhere north of 12,000 rounds and runs like a Swiss watch.
It may not be pretty anymore...but its mine and I know it will take whatever life throws at me.
My Baer stainless Stinger...and a 1/2 worn out VM II holster
Brand new...fresh out of the box
This pic is from last year
My holster and mag carriers