If the 2nd guy who borrowed the gun didn't notice that bulge, he'd have to be blind--and he would have called Barnett's attention to it. Seems to me pretty certain that it happened the 2nd time it was loaned out.
I've borrowed guns to try from some dealers at the Great Northern or its UP SxS predecessor. Several years back, I asked Bryan Bilinski if I could try a nice little Sauer 20ga he had on his table. He gave me the OK. Took it to the 5 stand, discovered only one barrel would shoot. Broken firing pin. But it worked out OK for both of us. I took it back to Bryan, told him I liked it . . . but wanted both barrels to work. Turned out he'd just taken it in on trade. Anyhow, we made the deal, Bryan had Del Whitman fix it, and we were both happy.
