I think a new gun is the answer to this issue too and have lobbyed for that the whole time. This whole matter is complicated by the fact that this gun is a present. Needless to say this present means alot to me and I want a gun that I can keep. The POI thing really, really bothers me and makes me want to part with the gun. No doubt I would loose a grand or more in the process but I don't want or need a gun that doesn't hit where I point. The gun may pattern better with different shells but I don't know since I did not want to fire the gun with it already giving problems. I wonder if this were a Poli, Grulla, Aya, etc., would they replace the gun or try to fix it? Its a moot point I guess but I wonder how this is normally dealt with in the industry since I am sure that anyone can produce a gun that gives trouble.
You've been given a lot of good advice already but your last post makes me wonder what is really going on here. Who are you "lobbying" with for a new gun? Your wife? Surely the gift is the same whether this gun is replaced or not. "She called the factory rep."(in Turkey?) The gun was misplaced on the shelf at the factory? Is it in Turkey now? Kimber is just the importer, not the factory. You seem to be awfully eager to excuse Kimber for this mess, to me.
I'm puzzled.
I would insist on your(wife's) money back and buy a gun of similar value with a well established reputation, and remember to thank her every time you use the new gun.
JL
