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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 282 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #15 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 2:15pm	Print Post
	craigster wrote on Feb 27^th, 2026 at 12:31pm: Your hill, not mine. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Show me where the all knowing Wikipedia contradicts what I posted. It doesn’t. I’ll stay on my hill with the flag planted and wait to die.


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 809 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #16 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 2:54pm	Print Post
	I never said it did, I probably should have included an FWIW in my reply. Thanks for your reply. FWIW ?
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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 282 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #17 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 3:29pm	Print Post
	Well then, FWIW thanks for confirming what I posted.


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 809 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #18 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 3:55pm	Print Post
	It made my day.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17795 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #19 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 4:05pm	Print Post
	After all this I'll stick with my lead remover cloth.

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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 809 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #20 - Feb 27^th, 2026 at 6:40pm	Print Post
	Yeah, a lot of drama about gum.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12216 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #21 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 12:10am	Print Post
	This is my latest match rifle. Started out a 40-90 SS now is 45-90. The barrel was cut off at 26 inches. Easy to manage in a pickup cab. The bore is in similar condition to the rest of the rifle. I re-crowned the muzzle and stuck sights on it. Last Saturday it put four out of five shots on a pig swinger. My spotter was not taking the excersize seriously. Looking down the bore first thought would be to scrap the barrel. Has a set trigger however the set screw is broken off. Was to cold and blustery to shoot a match with it this month. Maybe it's a go in March. Bore is now eight groove with narrow lands, 18 inch twist. I used Hoppes bore solvent and steel wool on a tight patch to remove the rust.
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	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1978 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #22 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 8:26am	Print Post
	45-90 well no wonder you have a recoil pad on it. I am sure it hurts on both ends. You may have read my post on a 40-70 straight Hepburn I recently purchased and my bore is probably the worse one I have ever had to deal with. I tried everything from Hoppe's #9 to Evaporust to steel wool to no avail. I wanted to keep it original but I am contemplating either a liner or a rebore to 44 cal. Your total appearance pretty much matches mine. Kind of a mottled grey with faint hints of case color. Other than the bore it is in very good mechanical condition. Good luck with yours and the match. Let us know how it went. JMH


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17795 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #23 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 10:25am	Print Post
	Nice old early flat side 1885 Joe.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3912 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #24 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 1:16pm	Print Post
	I like it too.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12216 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #25 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 3:41pm	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Feb 28^th, 2026 at 8:26am: 45-90 well no wonder you have a recoil pad on it. I am sure it hurts on both ends. You may have read my post on a 40-70 straight Hepburn I recently purchased and my bore is probably the worse one I have ever had to deal with. I tried everything from Hoppe's #9 to Evaporust to steel wool to no avail. I wanted to keep it original but I am contemplating either a liner or a rebore to 44 cal. Your total appearance pretty much matches mine. Kind of a mottled grey with faint hints of case color. Other than the bore it is in very good mechanical condition. Good luck with yours and the match. Let us know how it went. JMH I did read your post. I've got a couple rifles with TJs liners. They shoot very accurate. Yes, the Winchester kills at both ends. Not bad in cold weather, extra layers of clothing help dull the pain. The plan was to use the action to build another rifle. Now I want it to shoot well, but then what? A sewer pipe barrel is a sewer pipe whether it shoots good or not, so it aint worth much. Maybe I'll sell it to Jack.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1127 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #26 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 4:01pm	Print Post
	That's an attractive crusty high wall, I like it too.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3659 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #27 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 7:10pm	Print Post
	Wes, Did you use the salsa method of metal finishing. Which brand did you use? Chunky I assume.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12216 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #28 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 8:06pm	Print Post
	Picante sauce I think. New York City?

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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 809 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Dealing with less than pristine bores Reply #29 - Feb 28^th, 2026 at 8:23pm	Print Post
	New York City? Get a rope! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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