Just bought a new SW22 Victory today from the gun store, got it home took it apart, cleaned it, shot 200 rounds through it and upon trying to take it apart when I got home I noticed the takedown screw wasn't coming out correctly. I found that the barrel lug and take down screw were somehow mated together. I was able to get the frame taken off the barrel without stripping any threads, but now I have a barrel lug still in the frame with the takedown screw in it. The barrel lug is not in the barrel, where it should be. I cannot get these undone without destroying the barrel lug. This is extremely frustrating because the barrel lug threads and takedown screw threads are not
opposite of each other.

This is very irritating given that this pistol is not even 6 hours old! Please help! How can I separate the barrel lug and takedown screw? I am planning on loctiting the barrel lug so this does not happen again

I am beginning to regret my purchase. Any help?

Thank you