BORE SCOPE a 128 year old bore....(1873 Winchester)

[rbertalotto]

I finally got around to sending the camera down the bore of the Winchester 1873 I pick up on Friday. Someone needs a good talking to about bore maintenance!!!

Just inside the muzzle:


6" from Muzzle:


12" from Muzzle:


18" from Muzzle: (this is where the barrel was "ringed")


Beginning of chamber (Throat):


Neck Area:


Chamber:


I'll post up some pictures of a good barrel so you can compare.

These pictures were taken with a $34 bore scope a few of us gun nuts bought on Ebay from Hong Kong. For the $$, it works pretty good....

[rbertalotto]

For comparison:

Here is a brand new (150 rounds) 1886 Winchester 45-70, no Black Powder and not cleaned after last 50 rounds fired:







Read all about the 1873 saga here:
www.rvbprecision.com

[rbertalotto]

And Here is a 1871 Pedersoli Remington Rolling Block in 45-70 (Manufactured in 1971) Lots of Black Powder, over 600 rounds, cleaned religiously after each outing.







This is getting near the throat.....




www.rvbprecision.com

[Old Savage]

Very interesting - now get a top quality bore and examine it. And what will the darn bore scope itself look like in 128 years?

[kimwcook]

That's really interesting. Hard to believe anything would shoot worth a darn down that '73.

[pwl44m]

Well U said it was a sewer pipe, not that We didn't believe You but now We have proof. Is this before any cleaning ? It would be hard to imagine that shooting worth a flip.
Perry

[rbertalotto]

I cleaned a ton of rust and black fouling out of the bore and then I used a bronze brush with 0000 steel wool wrapped around it in an attempt to clean it up. These are the results. Ugh!

[COSteve]

That pretty much sets the standard for the term 'sewer pipe' for us all now.

[Bruce]

Can you give us more information on the bore scope? Possibly a link/pictures? That looks like a good deal for the money.

[Mescalero]

I am with Bruce.
Can you pass on the info.

[rbertalotto]

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