RX for Frosted Lands?

[Brian Dick]

I'm not trying to be too critical Jim. I think we ALL prefer a bright, shiny barrel, nice finish and minimal handling marks when it comes to shelling out hard earned money for collector's pieces. Unfortunately, it's just not reality, especially when dealing with rifles that have been carried, used and worked on by the militaries of the world. For instance, I have a 1950 Long Branch for sale here that has the classic "frosted" bore throughout. It's seen a humid environment and the nose cap and buttplate also have some pitting present. The forend also has an Armourer's patch below the rear sight on the right hand side where there was a huge gouge. I also have an excellent 1945 Long Branch for sale that's near new condition inside and out. Both pass MoD gauging standards with flying colors and have been tuned and serviced by myself. I test fired both and the one with the pitted barrel actually shoots better than the one with the excellent tube! Go figure. I shot several 2.5" groups at 100 yards off the bench with it after a ragged hole check fire at 25 yds using Portuguese FNM Mk.7z ball.