Oldguy, I wouldn't have touched the rifle before shooting it, but the ding in the crown was too much to ignore.
I fully understand and it wasn't meant as criticism but passing along my mistakes I've learned over 50 years
of shooting, I simply bring them home, clean and shoot I won't remove them from stock(rifle) prior to shooting, in my opinion quality control across the board is not the best in modern manufacturing and I
like to know if mistakes are mine or the manufacturer.