I wouldn't guess that a 1/8" bend is going to give you trouble. But I sure can understand being a might bit disappointed with a "friend" returning it in that condition. Like the others, I suspect the chain is the problem. I'd take the chain off and use a group of leaves from a feeler gauge to see if the bar has been pinched in the groove. I check my bars that way for excessive wear. Also check the chain drive teeth for one or 2 having a burr at the curve where it engages the drive sprocket. Then check the spacing on the chain's drive teeth by spreading them by hand and comparing one to the next with a caliper. You might have some partially sheared rivets.
If you want to straighten out the bar, it can be done with the careful use of an H frame hydraulic press. Put the pressure on the center of the bar (top to bottom) so that you do not pinch the chain groove. I would not use a torch on a bar, as it will probably affect the hardening of the steel. It got bent cold, it can get bent back cold.
I have used the search on Epay with the correct bar number, and have hit on some liquidator in Nevada who gets a lot of close-out dealer stock. I have bought 2 genuine Husky bars in the $10-$15 range for 16" bars for my 266SE saw. That size at the dealer is about $50. Certainly your bigger size will cost more.
Your 395XP saw is one really fine saw. It should be still working for you for the next 25 or more years. I still have a 1970's model 5600 (92 cc) Poulan from back when they were a German company, and I used to be strong enough to use it for all day cutting. I know your Husky is much more refined, but I'll bet it can work a guy to complete exhaustion long before lunch break.
Good luck with finding the solution to your problem.
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