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Hi all Has any one had problems with new X bolts with the X locking system with barrel alignment? Two weeks back went to my local gun shop ordered a Browning X bolt in 243, told it will take a week as none in the UK, no problem .wait a week get a call from the shop, your guns arrived , grate go to the gun shop pick up gun fill out ticket, go home send off notification to FAO ,fit supplied bases ( Not nicely machined at all ) front howls are very shallow ,screws bottoms out be for holding base tight. rear base ok, fit rings, mount rifle place scope in rings set eye relief, fit top rings nip up all, now for boar sighting. could not get with in 2 feet at 100y and maxed out my scopes windage and it has massif range, tried two other scopes and two other sets of rings all off in the exact same point. took off bases an put my Vernier gage over it . **** the howls were out of true of the bore line on the receiver. took back to shop not a happy customer, phoned browning ah another one ! what the F .As a big company such as Browning, if you find a fault would you not find out and stop sending out guns till you recalibrated / sorted out the issue . Now need to wait another week or so for next one to arrive plus sending off licence for a one for one variation, pain in the *** ,contacted browning again to voice my concerns and ask if it they can cheek it over to be 100% before it gets sent out ," sorry cant do that you have to cheek it when you get it home " now to me that is, could not give a **** attitude .what are your thoughts on this ?