So I have been trying to het my slug gun back to hunting after several years of not using it due to cost and lack of ammo. And that the few shells I have tried dont shoot well in it. When I first got it in 2010 and for several years it was my #1 most hunted gun as i hunt a lot in firearm restricted units. And with the Winchester Partition Gold ammo that they dont make anymore, I was able to make clover leaf holes at 100 yards. I have 2 deer shot with it at 120 yards no problem. But ever since 2016 or so, I have not been able to get that ammo and have not been able to get groups that are suitable for me beyond 50 yards at most. While doing a deep clean on it today I looked down the barrel and noticed it almost appears to be bent downwards or drooping. In one picture the camera is lined up with the bottom of the barrel but the bolt face is obscured from view at the bottom. Another picture shows the camera lined up with about 7 or 8 o'clock on the barrel and also you can see some of the bolt face is not visible. I could write this off as the barrel not being mounted quite right to the receiver. But then I put an arrow down the barrel. This arro has no fetching on it but it spins true and is straight as straight can be. It rests in the bottom of the barrel about halfway down. But at the muzzle there is 1/8 of an inch or so of space from the bottom of the barrel and the arrow.
Is it bent? I've never seen anything like it besides when I was in the National Guard and we had a machine gun barrel droop.
