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Wow: That barrel now looks pretty good! And the pictures too. (If you want a photography challenge: Use focus stacking (e.g., Zerene stacker) to merge the photos into a single one that shows the full visible length of the bore in focus.)

@r8lmpz – are those photos and that assessment made after attempts to give the barrel a thorough cleaning? The grooves do look like a mess in your photos, but the lands not so bad. (If it's lead galling from shooting that's not as big a deal as galled barrel steel from the rifling process!)...

$621.99 USAF – Aim High! (But not higher than the backstop 😁)

Thanks to all for the advice so far. One thing I'm unclear on: Are the shooting and recoil characteristics of a "gas piston" the same as a bona fide "springer?" This gun uses a gas piston, which I assumed (without checking) would not have the infamous "double recoil" of a purely spring-powered...

I've shot firearms competitively for decades. I just got my first air rifle, a Gamo Swarm Magnum (.22 NP), for dealing with varmints in my back yard. After cleaning the barrel and sighting in (with the Gamo factory 3-9x40 scope) I shot the following two targets at 50 yards with Crossman...