someguy2800
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I would send the rifle back to Marlin. When something isn't made properly it bugs me to no end. Every time I would use the rifle it would annoy me and I'd end up selling it and probably take a beating on it as a prospective buyer would very likely notice it also. It needs to go back so Marlin can identify how the gun left like that and who allowed it to happen.
I made sure to let Marlin know so they would at least make a ticket for it. I'm satisfied with how the gun looks now and I'm pretty confident I could hand it to most anybody and they wouldn't be able to tell anything is up without putting a straight edge on the rear sight dovetail. I've also put some time into slicking this gun up, doing a trigger job on it, polishing the wood, and modifying the recoil pad, so I'm fearful if I send it back they may replace it with one that I have to rework again. Plus this one is very accurate with my load of choice!