Quote Originally Posted by robs5230 View Post
No way this was bent after leaving the factory.
Box was sealed and so was the inner.
Rifle was happily nestled in a box that would survive being thrown off a bridge.

Its a thick hard barrel and took some effort (many small increments) to get it straight. Hardest one I've ever done to be fair.

The text came through just as I copied it.

It just hadn't been inspected. Another member on here commented on my original post. Batuista I think. His was exactly the same.
Interesting. Was his bent in the same direction as yours? If that suggests a fault with the alignment of parts/tooling when pressing the barrel into the block?

Are you happy to share the method you used to bend the barrel straight. I have a barrel to straighten, entirely at my risk obviously. My first attempt ed contraption didn't have the desired affect but I may not have given it enough Welly😁
Cheers