I find it curious that most still refer to RAW’s as pre AirForce or not made by Martin? I just had a TM I ordered about a yr. Ago. They directed me to Sandra for questioning about stock and shroud and moderators CARBON FIBER or ALUMINUM because Martin no longer uses Ti shrouds this is also when I found out that they weren’t offering laminate stocks, if I wanted wood it would have to be Walnut. Also every TM or BM would have a thimble.
My question is, if Sandra had to talk to Martin and then get back with me or AirForce for these details, I believe “my gun” TM and BM’s anyway were still built and tested by Martin. Manual, boxing, receipt all looked the same as any other RAW I’ve purchased over the years.
I just bought a HM1000x and inquired about this and was told every gun goes through Martin’s hands for accuracy testing etc.