Originally Posted by
littlekid
Probably a dumb question, but have you had a good gunsmith check the crown of the bore? I know improper use of a cleaning rod will damage the crown thus resulting in less than desirable accuracy. Learned that lesson years ago when I bought a gun from a "friend".
I haven't done that. I bought the single shot from a friend who bought it new, and I'm the only one who's put a cleaning rod through it. He used a bore snake to clean it, and only hunted with it for two seasons, firing less than two boxes through it. The Stevens' crown I don't know about...though the gun looked clean/nearly new. The only reason I went for it was that it came with 5 boxes of Winchester Supreme ammo and a camo zip case for $250.