Yeah, I would personally try to get it resolved. I know a lot of people who think it is no big deal for dings and scratches, but similar to you I just get too upset after dropping that much money for it not to be right out of the box. Maybe I missed it, but where did you buy it from? Direct from Benelli or was it a seller that sent it out like this?
Absolute insanity. I seriously cannot believe what is happening to this country before our eyes. Schools and univerities have literally become indoctrination centers, there is a blatant attempt to normalize homophobia, the list could go on. Scary stuff.