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troutcreek · January 23, 2013, 02:16 PM

Mykeal is right, condition is critical. The bore light is a good suggestions but running a tight patch down the bore will tell you a lot. To me, light rust on the patch is not the end of the world, but the patch should go down the bore in a smooth and steady fashion. Any roughness can be felt and with experience you can feel even smoothed pitting. The bore lights that I have used give a good indication of the bore condition at the muzzle (which is usually the same for the entire bbl). That said I have had experience with several cases where there was significant corrosion at the breach and the muzzle was pretty clean. I believe this was due to the use of the older Italian made corrosive percussion caps.

January 23, 2013, 02:16 PM	#17
troutcreek Member Join Date: August 10, 2012 Location: Southern Washington on the Columbia River Posts: 80	Rifle Condition Mykeal is right, condition is critical. The bore light is a good suggestions but running a tight patch down the bore will tell you a lot. To me, light rust on the patch is not the end of the world, but the patch should go down the bore in a smooth and steady fashion. Any roughness can be felt and with experience you can feel even smoothed pitting. The bore lights that I have used give a good indication of the bore condition at the muzzle (which is usually the same for the entire bbl). That said I have had experience with several cases where there was significant corrosion at the breach and the muzzle was pretty clean. I believe this was due to the use of the older Italian made corrosive percussion caps.