Frosted bore

[Edward Tinker]

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

[mccaslyn]

There is not much you can do i have a 1917 enfield with original barrel and it is frosted still shoots great but will collect copper and just generally be dirtier after shot