I had a similar problem with another sponsor. Here, although I didn't pursue the issue with them as I thought the repair depot wouldn't take a year to fix the problem, my savage 10tr shot almost 3 feet right at 100yards, the sponsor just gave me the repair depot # and said that's all they could do! Now SFRC did replace a 10tr for one fella on here which is what should happen with every faulty firearm,, this is why I will be ordering from the big box stores, they send a return postage sticker with the firearm so if there are any problems,, you just ship it back and get another in its place, if our sponsors promise this,, I will buy from them first, either that or they test fire and prove it inspected before shipping! They need to stay competitive and that includes service as well as pricing. It is a dicey thing buying something on line sight unseen, we have to trust the supplier, if we lose that trust due to something like this,,, well you see what can happen!