Shooter lane is NOT an indicator of HUO IMO. I've seen guys put mylar in the shooter lanes and put them on location.. thousands of plays, nice shooter lane. On the other hand, a HUO with no protection after a few years (or sooner) can show some wood chipping or wear. If you think shooter lane is the main thing to look at, you're wrong.

Some guys have lots of parties, big families, and machines get thousands of plays at home.. then there's the single collector (or married couple) that plays their machines very little. Both are considered "HUO", but the condition of each one will vary.

Lots of tricks and people looking at the wrong thing if you ask me... overall condition is key. Without personally knowing the history of a machine, you may never really know if it's truly HUO or not.