Naturally it's the OP's gun and his decision about what to do, but...if it were me in his shoes I would at least make very, very sure that the gun doesn't shoot like a house afire before I sent it in. Yes, the forcing cone is uneven. Granted. But by his own admission he's never tested the gun's rested accuracy. I would make very sure to do that before anything else. What if this gun, even with its wonky forcing cone, shoots into 1" at 25 yards? I'll take a cosmetically-challenged revolver that can do that all day over one that looks good but shoots mediocre. If/when he sends it back to Ruger for them to "fix" it, they'll almost certainly just replace the barrel instead of pissing around pulling his old barrel and re-cutting the forcing cone. That means another chance for a canted barrel, excessive b/c gap, all sorts of new problems that might crop up. Why risk it unless he knows for sure that he's dissatisfied with this gun's inherent accuracy? OP, my advice would be to shoot it rested for awhile and make very sure that it's not accurate enough for you. You can always send it in a little later; no need to rush. If it doesn't shoot well, sure; send it in. But if it absolutely shoots lights-out....I think I could live with a defect that I'd have to point out to people for them to see. My opinion only, of course.
