Sorry and glad. Glad that your are now happy. Sorry as to the amount of people having to strip down rifles to get them to how they was sold as from new in the condition suppose to be in.
All is well that ends well and good on you Jonjon. But for that One who is confident to strip a brand new Rifle and work on it, thus making any warranty null and void, there are Thousands who are not and would think that is how it is suppose to be. It will be seen as one is seeing so many brand new Rifles on the second hand market, quicker than you can say " boiled asparagus - 1970s TV I Claudius" I