cayugad

I am guessing you called Thompson Center and asked them about this.. or did you simply take it back to the store where you purchased for a refund? Some of the rifles do have ruff edges in the rifling. A simple patch with some JB-Bore Paste will usually calm the ruff edges down, remove the packing grease, and clean the barrel spotless.

Again, your choice. Since you paid that kind of money for the rifle I respect your decision. Plus I really can not picture the degree of roughness to which you refer. I would have cleaned it, shot it, and then seen if it needed to go back, but to each their own.

So are you getting a different one or going with a different brand of rifle?