You made a claim of the rifle's performance. What was a measure of that performance? In simpler terms, you claim the rifle was bad so how bad was it?
The rifle was not any good to begin with and its capabilities not improved by dragging it around the country in a BLANKET without recalibration of its sights at at minimum. YOU would treat any of YOUR guns like this one was treated. YOU would not try and shoot it at anything you wished to hit without it being properly cared for and without extensive practice and through familiarity with all its quirks.
Its performance was well known from WWII and generally given a poor review. As a club it might have been good. There is no real controversy as to the quality of the gun which was much like that of any cheap, war surplus rifle available in bulk for a few dollars.