Barrel pitting?

[Taevers]

It shoots great!!!
Really concerned as to how I am cleaning and storing.
I know when I shot it the first time, I know I should have cleaned it first, I broke the #1 rule and shot it before a good cleaning. Anyway, I could not get a patch down the last 6” or so. I found a lot of brown came out with a wet patch that first time out. Cleaned and put it away. I have shot and cleaned it a couple times since with only this last session I found some slight brown on my patch before shooting. So I think most of the damage was done before I got it?
Guess they didn’t clean after test firing?

I had been swabbing between shots with windex, I see it has sodium hydroxide, so thinking I will just go with some soap/water followed by a dry patch. Guess I will have to monitor the barrel.
Really kind of bummed since I don’t have a lot of shots on this gun.

Pyrodex??

 

[Gollywomper]

Pyrodex??

Only Goex.

I really think it was fired before I received it and not cleaned.

The sight screw and the clean out screw both were marred by tools before I unboxed the rifle.

It all threw me for a loop as this is my first ML, I was questioning my cleaning and storing process. I have reviewed this process with my Dad and Uncle who are Trafitional fanatics and very involved in the local Ronda scene. So they are hardly with the profiles as well.

I think me being green did not recognize the signs when the gun was new and paused for inspections.

 

[Relic shooter]

Need for a mint bores for accuracy are often overrated with both BP cartridge guns & muzzleloaders.
I've obtained match grade accuracy in original guns that are 100-200 years old with rough bores that been neglected for decades but still had good rifling & chambers.
After after a good safety inspection of the breech, lapping the bore & new nipple & occasional touch hole liner they performed well.