Originally Posted by
11aaguilar
Ok this was all outstanding advice I appreciate it. I do want to learn more however and get into some books because down the road I would like to buy more collectable, rare variations when my income is higher. We had a historic weapons shoot through the Army and were able to shoot a M1903A4 with scope (I couldn't tell you if it was original at the time) but it was just awesome and I loved how it shot. Right now however I'm just looking for something I can shoot, and once I learn more down the road get something more historic that might just sit in the safe. The one concern I have now is I can't tell the difference between a good bore and a bad one. I have several new firearms in my safe and they're all shiny, and I have a Mosin-Nagant M44 but the bore looks damn near the same to me. I tried to find pictures online comparing an eroded, pitted bore with a new one but didn't really find anything. I know a bad one will look dull but I don't know if my M44 just has a good bore or if it's me that can't tell the difference.