ryle Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hey there, I'm wondering if any of you fine people have experienced this from browning recently. I bought a new 525 about 3 weeks ago, 30" sporter. After cleaning my gun today, looking down the tubes then popping it into my shoulder, I felt there was something off. Now I'm not in possession of eyes like the james webb telescope but I believe that the rib is bent left. It's quite clear the end bead is off left by a millimeter or so too, im unable to tell if the barrel is bent left too. The interesting thing is I've a friend who has also recently bought a 525 new about 3-4 months ago, also in 30" sporter. He too has had it checked by a gunsmith to find its bent too the left. Has anyone else heard of this mentioned lately? ----I'll attach a pic, its obvious difficult to photograph this detail, but it shows the issue a little bit--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Back to the shop with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryle Posted March 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Yes I will have to return it unfortunately My friend has returned his too, the annoying part is it has to be sent back to browning for them to look at. I was just curious to see if anyone else had the same issue, seeing as they both appear to be bent the same way Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Sod going back to Browning, Take it to the shop and demand your money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 6 hours ago, ryle said: I bought a new 525 about 3 weeks ago ..... Cannot be sure about the rib in that photo, but noticed that the top lever looks quite a long way left of centre. Is that considered normal for a new Browning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryle Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 New left hander :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fil Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 19/03/2023 at 23:36, McSpredder said: Cannot be sure about the rib in that photo, but noticed that the top lever looks quite a long way left of centre. Is that considered normal for a new Browning? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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