Hey guys, Justin from Knight just called me back about my "way-too high-hittin Mountaineer". He found that at 6" and again at 10" down my barrel, there were a couple of 'loose spots' where the jag pressure test lost resistance due to an inconsistency in the rifling. Closer inspection revealed a slightly thinner section of rifling in these two areas.
He just addressed this same issue a few days ago in a Bighorn rifle as well.
Justin replaced/warrantied my barrel, AND my entire stock so the worn-out recoil pad could be replaced. He'll be test firing it this afternoon, and getting it in the mail back to me all by days end.
What can I say other than, "WOW! Now that's some awesome customer service".
I'll get out & shoot it as soon as I can & re-post my findings. However, I'm sure it'll be lots better then it was.
Jim