When I sent my Christensen Arms Mesa back for failure to eject, they told me right up front that they'd turn it around very quickly and they did.
Hey that's not bad, unlike the smith that thinks hes really schit hot but delivered a rather expensive M98 custom that the owner discovered wouldn't feed rounds during the course of African safari... but I heard the cosmetic appearance of the rig was exceptional... 😂
I'd be frustratd about your Howa clone but I wouldn't have cause to be livered.
I found Win cut a lousy chamber in a Pushfeed featherweight, but they didn't think so.. oh well.
-Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.