Well the rub.......
I haven't lost all my humor .
I tore into the for end after making a load check this morning . Seems like the heat shield liner ,made in Israel , was rubbing on the gas tube on both ends. Quite heavily at the breach end . There is a mark on the bottom as well but nothing to match it up to . So I guess I'll have to shoot it again just to see if the .022 aluminum plus curve is enough to keep it clear, all part of the learning process right .....
KISS how stupid to find something that simple ,presuming that is it....
I haven't seen anything to make me think the bullet is failing . Even if I'm walking the raged edge.