That answers my question. I thought maybe that you were indicating you thought the gun had an alignment problem and that the bullets were striking one side of the forcing cone, or something like that. If your observation just related to a POA-POI divergence, that is not uncommon and not a reason to stop shooting - absent of any other indications of trouble.

I hope you receive a replacement Model 36 and that your trust in S&W products is restored. Lousy to have TWO of these "incidents" happen to the same guy!