Barrel bent?

[sharpshooter]

This picture has been posted on this very forum.


This is where Savage "tweaks" the barrel if it does not align with the receiver...

I took that picture, and that is my rifle. They don't bend the barrel to align to the receiver....the pressure is applied to the thread joint to shift the barrel so it will fit the barrel channel in the stock. Rolling on the receiver axis, the barrel is allowed no more than .030" TIR. Fortunately for me, that rifle only had .003" runout.