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Shot one a work buddy has, neither of us could hit anything with it. I took a look at it, it hadn't been cleaned since the Ford administration and there was nothing left of the lands and grooves. 6" smooth bore pistol. Action was still good.
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I'll bet there are riflings in it and it just needs a good borebrush and some elbow grease.
Years ago I had one and it was an excellent shooter given the moderate cost of it.
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You may want to try some JB compound and a bronze (not nylon) brush. It may surprize You.
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Grew up with 1 in the house, and bought one myself. Both were very good shooters.
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Don't see how it could be smooth unless hyper cleaned over a long time. Likely gummed up.
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I've got a double nine that love or money could not part me from. they are excellent shooters.
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Very rare to have a shot out bore on a .22 rimfire. Rusted out, yes. I have my wifes grandfathers Winchester 67 "barn gun" that was used almost exclusivly with bird shot and appeard to have a smooth bore. After much cleaning the lead in the grooves came out in ribbons and the bore is perfect now.
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Most of these have an aluminum frame, one drop on a hard surface can really mess them up. I lost a double nine that way. Numrich does have barrels for them, but if the frame has been stretched, it would be real difficult to salvage.
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I had one when I was a kid. I shot it so often I wore the guts out and had to have a gunsmith install new parts but the barrel was fine.
Like others said.....get out the bore brush.
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I have one, but have never shot it,still in the box it came in ,in 1968
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