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Old December 24, 2009, 08:16 PM   #4
Dfariswheel
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A little more info.

In a lot of military rifles, especially those used overseas, the muzzle got worn by heavy wear from a cleaning rod.
The rifling got worn down and accuracy degraded.

So, it was common practice to counter bore the barrel to restore the muzzle for better accuracy.
You don't see this on rifles that stayed in the US since we simply re-barreled a worn barrel
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