Best gun ever. My dad got a bunch of old Springfield Armory 30-06 bolt rifles back in the 60’s. I took two and had the heavy military stock removed, the sights removed, the bolt heated and bent, then ground down to clear a scope. New light cherry burled wood stock. Best deer rifle out in the open at 200 plus yards ever!. I use a 30-30 for woods and close shots.
That is the first I have heard of bending a powder burner rifle. The heating would worry me.
Common with soft steel airgun tubes to correct gross POI weirdness.