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Looks like they've gone out of their way to accommodate you. Their initial offer of return at their expense is all you could ask for. If their assessment that the cracked area will be removed in the build process appears correct, I would go with it.

It appears they are trying to give you a complete refund. I suggest you packe everything back up and start anew as they requested. You are not going to get burned. They are supplying you with a shipping tag for the return and providing you a full refund. What else do you want.
Send it back and reorder or go somewhere else.

Since the kitthat you bought was considered to bea single unit, you're stuck with their interpretation and thestatedterms of their refund. Don't worry about them not selling you a kit. If they ever did that to you, it would be their loss of profitto make up forshipping this defectivekit.
They know that defects & mistakes happen.
You could have anyone order a new kit, even a friend or neighbor. So don't sweat it.
Take thier advice and hope that it goes better the next time around.
Now that you've actually seen the kit, maybe you'llbe able to compare it against something that you'd like even better.
It's not the only gun in the world.
And also, the cracked stock may be an indication if another problem that was still undiscovered in that particular kit. You never know. Just have faith that if you follow their advice, it will be for best, both for you and for TOW.

Issue settled, comment withdrawn.

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