My terms, to me
Frosted bore - has funny spots - you see a speckled look on many sideplates, same type of look
Frosted boore that is worse - turning slightly dark from corrosion, but strong rifling
Dark bore - worse than above
Slightly pitted - just as it says, but has strong / good rifling
pitted - pitted and dark but still shootable
sewer pipe - sometimes shoots remarkably well
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much depends on interpretation - I know several collectors who insist on a shiny, almost new bore on a pre-1944 barrel - lots of them out there, but come on - its a 70 yr old barrel
many times, extra cleaning will make a poor barrel look pretty darn good
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