Feel for you, dealing with that nonsense on top of the heartburn itself.

Curious what the beam looks like at 22 feet, was it still a tight line or did it start to spread out into a fat blob? And did you check it on a wall both directions, like shoot one way then spin it 180 and see if it lands back on the same mark? My worry with the cheap ones is the self leveling goes screwy after it rides around in a truck bed for a month. Keep us posted if it's still holding after some real use.

Heard a study saying doing both helps recall way more.