FFLs have to open the box so they can physically verify the serial number to log in their books. Sometimes the contact information for the transfer is inside the box. Not saying they didn’t lose the bolt.
I am also considering changing everything over to Area 419. I am also on the waitlist to convert a direct thread to something modular. Now it has me thinking about converting my old legacy Surefire and YHM. This could get expensive. Sold my Hellfire brake to buy more adapters! I like the 419...
Check your headstamp on the brass. I have seen the wrong caliber in a new box of ammo before. How is the recoil? If it is very mild that could also be an indicator of undersized projectiles. You may have got 6mm creedmoor by mistake.
I like the Winchester 64 gr Power Point. It mushrooms well. I have tried Barnes TSX as well. Do not try a lung shot with the Barnes. I shot two does in the ribs and they never knew they were hit. Just continued walking about a 100 yds and fell over. Never seen anything like it. Barnes are great...
I have a 16.5” barrel .30 GOV’T 06. You can subtract about 400 fps off what factory ammunition claims. Factory 180 grain loads average about 2300-2400 FPS.
I cut a 30-06 to 16”. Everything is loud with it. The longer cans are the least loud. Get the 338 Ultra and put it on the longest barrel you can get. Still shorter than a Revolutionary musket.
The best scams have some small element of truth to them. Ridiculous disproportionate response to a pathogen that only affects a small amount of the population. An “emergency” should never supersede the constitution.