Originally Posted by
Patrick Chadwick
What always irritates me about such texts as " Should clean to better" is: why didn't the seller clean it himself? I have a nasty suspicious mind about auction texts, and a "should" means that the seller is providing hope, not facts. If I sell a rifle, you may be sure that the bore is as clean as anyone is ever going to get it without recutting the rifling, I would not have kept it in a dirty condition, neither did the Swiss.
Likewise the favorite auctioneer's description "dark bore". If a bore is dark, it is either because the seller is bone idle (bad indication for the general condition of the rifle) and the bore is filthy, or it is rusted (even worse). Why are sellers so lazy - or devious?
Please forgive me my little rant. I think you have got two good rifles, and the bores really will clean up "to better". The typical Schmidt Rubin has an excellent bore, and will outshoot most other milsurps with open sights.
