Mine came polished. I bought mine late in the cycle, after it was discontinued. SO I assumed the later ones came that way. I initially took mine to 2000 Abralon to insure an even reaction. I have since polished it with Snake Oil and while it is more flippy than it was, I would not call the basic reaction "flippy". It goes longer and has a stronger backend, as is normal with polish. I have the pin under the center of the bridge. Pin over and depending on your release, it may result in a flippy reaciton.
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