Lemme get this straight. This manufacturer, who has a checkered reputation of spotty customer service, flatly refused your request to repair their own product, and then decided on their own to take action without initiating any discussions with you, the owner? And this makes your happy? If the gun was a gift to you from someone special or you have quite a few good memories of hunts with it, which is quite often the case, then their automatic replacement has no intrinsic value to you anymore. This sounds like they have thrown you a fresh bone just to shut you up.
Once again, in the final evaluation we have a company that has not served the customer, but instead have served themselves.
Sorry to be so bitter, but this kind of stuff really gets under my skin.