Thank you, I thought it was normal, but I wasn't positive. I was beginning to think the bolt/safety had some type of weird wear pattern, and this was a result.
By the way....the bore was/is a little frosted by I'm assuming old mercuric primers. You can't see anything, but the bore has a slightly rough feel to it, when running a phosphor brush down it.
I did use Wipe-out copper cleaner, and removed a lot of copper. I also used a little bit of JB non-embedding compound, and this has made the bore a little smoother. At the range at 100 yards, I got about 5 or 6 inch groups. Is there anything else I can try to smooth out the bore?
thanx