A couple notes:
Bear Flare just gave me some advice as to how to get the gun disassembled. I'll find out this afternoon if it works.
If it doesn't I will take it back to WalMart. I talked to the guy that is the regular at the sporting goods counter today (the one who treated me like a criminal). While they still won't take a return he did offer to send it out for repairs.
Incidentally, he called me before I called him. Apparently, the guy I got it from yesterday forgot to have me fill out all the paperwork and they want me to return to fill it out. Funny, I filled out everything that is legally required (the federal stuff, there is no separate state stuff for long guns- odd if you are familiar with how anti-2nd amendment MD is), I guess they forgot some company paperwork. More unnecessary hassle
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