My Knight wolverine was a breeze to clean out of the box. the Triumph was a different story lol. T/C packs there new barrels with some type of heavy grease that's a @$&+ to remove.Ray

Try Dicks. But if they give you the go around. Just call TC and they will make it right. Tell them the whole story and I'm sure they will give you a new barrel.

I'd want a new gun. That's what he bought.

That seems to sum it up pretty well. I pulled it out again last night about midnight when I got home from work (I don't recommend doing this if you're married. It seems wives don't understand the need to do it.) The rifling is where primarily all the problems are at. Looking at it from both ends of the barrel it looks like the rifling is gouged and pitted the entire length.
When I was cleaning it it didn't feel like there were really any tight spots, but there was also a lot of patch fibers and junk that got hung up on the rifling.
This is my first TC. If this is how they're made am I just being too picky? Do I get over it and figure it will hopefully get better in time? I don't want to complain and be a pain for Dicks or TC if I'm not justified in doing so.

Return the Barrel to TC I have 4 T C barrels they were good after cleaning them up. T C will replace that Barrel no questions asked Call them and get a shipping label also why should You pay for that too.

falcon

Ive used your method and Mothers Metal Polish or White Diamond and got great results. They are just a tad more abrasive than JB depending on the grit. Mine is a dark purplish brown color and it really makes them shine. I only use it on really tight bores or ones that have some flaws.

None of my Knights needed it but i have used it on 1 T/C and some mi surplus stuff.

At the very least, they should replace the barrel with one from a new gun , then they could get a new one from TC, Keep the customer happy and they will return and buy more stuff.

Did'nt you inspect the Barrel befor you bought it? I know one would assume that since it's suppos-to-be new then one would'nt. But anytime I buy any Gun (unless bought from someone like Cabela's) where I cant see it first hand, I Always look down the Barrel to see what kind of shape it's in.
I agree with the point that the MLer was shot and returned, and if that was the case the Store Manager should have inspected it and cleaned it if necessary so it still looked new and if for no ther reason to see if it had been cleaned when returned.
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That's just why I do not buy guns from department stores.

I looked the gun over as best I could before buying it, but all the stores around here that sell guns won't remove the trigger lock so I couldn't check the bore real well. From the muzzle end it looked like I would expect it too. But like was said, it's a brand new gun. I would assume it to be in good condition, but we all know what happens when you assume.
I haven't called TC yet, I figure I'll deal with the store first. That said, in the managers defense, aside from not calling me and I keep having to call him, he's been very decent about the whole thing. So I guess we'll see what happens in the next few days.