Originally Posted by gnoahhh


Weird, but most of the .25-35's I looked at had rotten bores. Is it coincidence or have others noted the same thing?


I agree with that 100%,. however that 1899B 25-35 that I posted pictures of a while back has an absolute pristine bore and shoots light out. It is going to the iland next month to kill a deer or two. In January I am travelling to pick up the two I let go last May. I bought the B in 25-35 and a B in 30-30. I am picking up the one in 32-40 and the 38-55. All 4 of these guns had mirror bores. A couple have small tang cracks, but I would be foolish to pass because of that. The two cases in the picture were the FIRST two I fired. They BOTH split. I was to the point of being devastated. I shot the rest of what I had and nothing more split. Since then I have fired over two hundred rounds with no issues. It was brand new Hornady brass.


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