08-30-2014, 08:44 AM
I just wanted to say I saw the Shilen from midway and it is beautiful, but there were score marks in the barrel adapter in front of the locking lugs.
Since the barrel tube had also taken a tumble during shipping when the box broke open, I thought maybe the marks were made from the bolt twisting around or getting knocked sideways (it ships with the bolt locked in chamber). So I returned it to Midway and will be getting a Lilja or Bartlien instead.
There are some complaints out there about quality control at Shilen, but in all fairness to them, my barrel could have been damaged in shipping.
I will never know how it shoots. It is definitely the most I would ever pay for a button rifled tube.
Since the barrel tube had also taken a tumble during shipping when the box broke open, I thought maybe the marks were made from the bolt twisting around or getting knocked sideways (it ships with the bolt locked in chamber). So I returned it to Midway and will be getting a Lilja or Bartlien instead.
There are some complaints out there about quality control at Shilen, but in all fairness to them, my barrel could have been damaged in shipping.
I will never know how it shoots. It is definitely the most I would ever pay for a button rifled tube.