Usually that area has a corresponding rough area on top of the barrel hood, so it must not have been too terrible bad. Certainly enough to cause you grief but you could very well have it cured. Shooting a few more rounds might loosen things up a bit more.
We'll keep our fingers crossed for ya.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."