I agree with you Mike, and I think they will work it out with Chet. I do not mean to bash Knight Rifles as I have always been a big supporter of them and an avid user of their product. I guess that is why I am upset that something like this could happen. After all he bought the rifle as a Christmas present and was told they were waiting on the bolts. So it isn't like a defective bolt just happened to slip by quality control.
Anyway, best wishes to Chet in getting a good functioning rifle and best wishes to Knight Rifles in turning out a quality product.