Correct.
The thing to remember is a range rod has to fit very snugly in the bore, and not have any "play" or it can give you a false reading of mis-alignment.
A cheap way is to take a normal pistol cleaning rod, clip off the end of a Q-Tip, leaving about 1/4" of stem. Put the stem in the threaded hole, slid it in the muzzle, and watch what happens, from the side, when the Q-Tip leaves the barrel,, and starts into the cylinder. It's best to do this with the pistol mounted in a vise to give you free hands to work with, and stabilizes the handgun.