The guns of these little guys are always bent. I think the mold is that way because when I was playing with mine... they were bent. And so were the little mine sweeper dudes too. Fun little shot here, good job.
I don't know, Paul. I think you need to check your shutter speed. As noted in my previous comments, there's quite a bit of motion blur due to the extreme action taking place. In this particular shot, the sniper looks like he's suppressing a sneeze, and the resulting movement is causing unnecessary blurring.