Pulled handle out and inserted several times. Goes in just like it says in the manual but there is still some play? It is not bad enough that it makes contact with the receiver at any point but it does have some slop? this is my first Tristar and like I mentioned above that I have been really impressed with the gun so I ordered one it 20, that has yet to get here. I own several Remington auto loaders and Benelli's and I know that the benelli at least is a lot more costly gun but none of my other guns have the slop in the charging handle, so being new to the Tristar I was just curious?? Like I mentioned before it does not appear to have any effect on gun function.
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