kc- I bought (invested in!) a nice Hawkeye Bore scope many years ago and it is definitely one of the best shooting investments I've ever made. I use that thing to check every bore of every gun I have before, during and after cleaning. I love cleaning my firearms because I can see exactly what I am doing and have learned real well, with the scope, how not to clean a bore. It goes along with my obsessive compulsive behavior for cleaning. (You can also over clean a bore, so, be careful!)

I don't have a camera on mine, like you have. It would be nice to document before and after conditions and for selling firearms and teaching purposes.

But you never know what a bore really looks like unless you use a bore scope! Looking down a barrel with a light is deceiving.

One issue with a pitted bore is if the rifling is still intact and has some depth to it, the bullet will be captured and spin to help with accuracy. It's more a function of rifling, not pitting, that begets accuracy.

Of course, a non-pitted bore with good rifling also is ideal.

Pitting can be significant enough to shred the casing or lead of a bullet and affect accuracy as well as make cleaning a real chore.

So, here's to your new acquisition! Enjoy and learn the art of gun cleaning from a different perspective!