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I only have one M1906 in 22 short, but it’s a beauty. Seller said it had a minty bore, but he lied. It’s a little rough, but the outside is at least 95%++.

The bores on the other 5 are real nice. It is a problem when collecting M06’s, that the bores are bad. And you have to keep watch for re blues. Like the M90’s, they are neat little rifles.   Big Larry

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Big Larry said
I only have one M1906 in 22 short, but it’s a beauty. Seller said it had a minty bore, but he lied. It’s a little rough, but the outside is at least 95%++.

The bores on the other 5 are real nice. It is a problem when collecting M06’s, that the bores are bad. And you have to keep watch for re blues. Like the M90’s, they are neat little rifles.   Big Larry

  

The special problem presented by Shorts before non-corrosive priming was introduced is mentioned in Hatcher’s Notebook.  He said that because the proportion of priming compound to powder charge was so high in Shorts, bore corrosion would get a start before the bore could be cleaned if put off to later in the day.  Thus he advised the use of BP, the gummy residue of which “diluted” the salts deposited by the priming. 

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clarence said

Big Larry said

I only have one M1906 in 22 short, but it’s a beauty. Seller said it had a minty bore, but he lied. It’s a little rough, but the outside is at least 95%++.

The bores on the other 5 are real nice. It is a problem when collecting M06’s, that the bores are bad. And you have to keep watch for re blues. Like the M90’s, they are neat little rifles.   Big Larry

  

The special problem presented by Shorts before non-corrosive priming was introduced is mentioned in Hatcher’s Notebook.  He said that because the proportion of priming compound to powder charge was so high in Shorts, bore corrosion would get a start before the bore could be cleaned if put off to later in the day.  Thus he advised the use of BP, the gummy residue of which “diluted” the salts deposited by the priming. 

  

Every 22 short I have, has a bad bore, except for multi calibers.   Big Larry

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