Hey guys, remember my post "Disappointing Day With The Renegade"? http://www.huntingnet.com//forum/tm.aspx?m=2736181

Well, I just got around to working the bore over with Naval Jelly and then oiled 0000 steel wool. I don't know how much you'll be able to tell from the picture below.I put a greenStreamlight flashlight down the barrel, and tookthe picture. The bright spots are pits in the bore. It's pitted like that the full circumference of the bore and for about three or four inches down from the muzzle. Past that it looks much better - some light pits but nothing severe.

Anyway, after the naval jelly/steel wool treatment, a very tight patch on the cleaning jag slides quite smoothly up and down the bore without any rough feeling. Before the treatment I could distinctly feel the roughness and a tight spot near the muzzle.

So, this week-end I'll be shooting the same loads noted in my first post. Any predictions???

If I don't have significant improvement, the next step will be to lop off the barrel just behind the forward ramrod thimble.