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These pics were taken with my iPhone after last weekends match. This is my 38-55 schuetzen rifle barrel, about 4 inches in front of the chamber. I went from shooting pretty well to missing the target completely in a hurry. The only explanation that I can think of is that I missed a stainless steel pin after cleaning the cases. This gouge wasn’t there before shooting that day and this barrel hasn’t seen anything but cast bullets. Not sure what really happened, but I’m all over tumbling with stainless pins and the rifle has been shipped off to be relined.