Frosted bore

Edward Tinker · 04-26-2017, 12:01 PM

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

04-26-2017, 12:01 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,979 Thanks: 2,077 Thanked 4,613 Times in 2,126 Posts	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 ------------ 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