Here we go again. All the sage advice and no one ever said its accurate or not. So back to the main thought-- you find a flaw in your bolt gun. Something that may well only be superficial. So you send it in without shooting it? Why did you buy it in the first place with the flaw already there.

Then we have the folks that say theirs has no play. But how do you define play? .0001 play? Or .001 play? Or in between?

Before I sent anything anywhere I'd call TC and ask. All the armchair gunsmiths could be wrong. Sometimes what you see when an action is open isn't what happens when its closed. Borden Bumps are a prime example.

I also had problems with my T/C and it could have been the barrel. Ended up ordering a custom barrel that shoots fairly well but no tack driver yet. I’m still breaking in the barrel. I could never understand what the pin would have to do with the accuracy of the rifle. The thing is that the scope is mounted on the barrel as one unit, so why would the pin create a problem once the action is closed. I know that my rifles pin is snug because I have to tap it into place but I have never measured the difference between the pin and the holes. All I would say is to shoot it first and then send it in for any problems as previously mentioned.

Question. Does anyone else here have an oversized pin in their Encore or Contender? If so, did it help any? I know from personal experience, it DID in mine. Keep in mind, I swap barrels quite often and the original pin was getting to where it would just about fall out when the forearm was taken off. Now, if you only have one barrel, you may never need a bigger pin.
Trailer, with a breakdown style action, you have two lockup points and both are equally important. Yes, with a scope, both barrel and scope are one in the same, but the barrel is just one of two components. If you don't have a good lockup on both ends(lug and pin), you won't acheive the accuracy thats its capable of. Just my experience.