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[Calif-Steve]

You MUST clean the barrel prior to putting any money down. Frequently they will have bad bores. Expect the worse. I would guess you are looking at an ex-VFW rifle. Fired with blanks and never cleaned. But clean it.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

You MUST clean the barrel prior to putting any money down.

A tip I practise myself: before spending your time and materials on cleaning, and thus upvaluing, someone else's rifle, agree a fixed price for the rifle as it is now. Then say you will pay that price, on the spot, if you are satisfied with the condition after you have cleaned it, right there in the shop. If the seller doesn't go along with that, he should clean his rifle himself.

Reason for this method: some rifles, offered as "only needs cleaning" have in fact got ruined bores. Which the seller does not wish to make too obvious! Not even used-car salesmen have the chuzpe to offer dirty cars!

Believe me, my cynicism is based on experience!