Justin, hope you didn't mind I posted this...I just didn't know how else to reply to you in private email. Anyway, I understand your question and curiosity,and I, like you, am very happy with R0S. So, I am sure no one here will read this as any kind of "bashing". Looking at the finish on the frame again, I do not see the minor flaws you are referring to, but I do notice other "band" areas where finish is slightly different shade in a very defined "band" type of pattern. Not sure why this is, and, like you, it doesn't bother me, and it is very faint and only noticeable on close examination in bright light. More a curiosity as to why it is there than anything else. Anyway, hope you are enjoying your new pistol as much as I am. Take care.