SITUATION RESOLVED!!!!
In the end, big -1 to Gemtech for the situation in the first place. Bigger +1 to this new CEO who had no excuses, only disgust at the way things had been going. He took care of the situation RAPIDLY after hearing about it, didn't charge me a dime for $150 in repairs with brand new baffles, sent me a brick of subsonic .22, stickers and a hat, and even returned the $20.00 bill I sent for return shipping. The end all was that there was no excuse, they should have communicated. He assured me that this sort of situation WOULD NOT happen like this to anyone again, and I wholeheartedly believe him.
In the end, big -1 to Gemtech for the situation in the first place. Bigger +1 to this new CEO who had no excuses, only disgust at the way things had been going. He took care of the situation RAPIDLY after hearing about it, didn't charge me a dime for $150 in repairs with brand new baffles, sent me a brick of subsonic .22, stickers and a hat, and even returned the $20.00 bill I sent for return shipping. The end all was that there was no excuse, they should have communicated. He assured me that this sort of situation WOULD NOT happen like this to anyone again, and I wholeheartedly believe him.