I bought it brand new (on special!) from Midway. The inside of the box had small metal pieces:
Upon checking the actual main unit, it felt as it had "something" inside of the main lube tube, so I open it up. Guess what I got? Yup, lots of metal particles - the same ones that were inside of the box:
I guess it was machined, and they were in a hurry to pack/ship it, and never bother cleaning the chips. Here is a close-up:
A "little" disappointing, but it was trivial to clean-up. Everything is all clean now, and I hope to use it this coming weekend for the first time
Will