Is this barrel bad??

[Fox]

Just bought this off of a muzzleloading forum for 315$ Lyman deerstalker… his pictures of the muzzle did not look like this… what do yall think? I just cleaned it real good with soapy water

[Eric Krewson]

The picture didn't come through.

[Fox]

Oh Woops

[Stoker]

It appears to have rust. Is it possible to send a bore scope down and have a look at the breech plug? A little surface rust isn't the end of the world. 

[Fox]

After a day at the range I’m not too worried about the barrel for accuracy as it seemed to be shooting well. Although as soon I finished getting it sighted in how I wanted it I broke the folding rear sight. I can’t find anywhere to buy replacements!! Any suggestions??

[Eric Krewson]

Hard to tell from your picture, most of these barrels are blued on the inside from the factory, it looks like the corrosion goes a little past having the bluing flake off and appears to have some minor pitting.  If you gun shoots well and the patches aren't torn, this pitting is not a big deal. I would give the barrel a good scrubbing with a few pieces of maroon scotchbright pad to smooth things out and get rid of any rust.

Here is how to do it;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZyRD-iutus