Early Serial Number RI Sporter

[Daan Kemp]

I'm on thin ice here, but are you sure the barrel is too corroded to shoot? It has been said many times on this forum that the apparent condition of the barrel might not reveal its true potential if you haven't shot it. Good, thorough, careful cleaning many times might reveal possibilities?

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[browningautorifle]

are you sure the barrel is too corroded to shoot

The only examples I've seen of that for true are a model 64 Winchester that had rust blistered so bad in the bore it was actually obstructing and no amount of scrubbing would clear it. The other was a #5 Lee Enfield that had huge pits in the chamber that had me hammering the bolt open. The bore was no better...

Agreed though, we've been through this a few times here and if it can be shot because the bore is clear...then try it out off sandbags and see if it will group. You may be surprised.