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You know the stupid thing was that I had plenty of gun oil, but I wanted to give WD-40 a try. "I know, it was stupid." 
It's not that shooting it did nothing; it removed the rust from the lands, just not the groves. I am sure it is not pitted, because the only way I can see it is with a flashlight pointed down the muzzle. Then I see steaks of that unmistakable orange. When I put the light down the breach I can't even tell it's there.
I will update everyone as soon as I can get home to clean it, but I think that I will be able to remove it with the bronze brush and the CLP. When I tried to remove it before, I did not have a dry bore and I was using a nylon brush. Basically, I was doing it wrong. I did not recognize these errors at the time, so it scarred me when I wasn't able to remove the rust. I remember when my 98 barrel rusted from improper cleaning after shooting corrosive ammunition, I was able to remove the rust. Though, now that I think about it, I used a brass brush and the bore was bone dry. It all kinda makes sense when I put it together.
It's not that shooting it did nothing; it removed the rust from the lands, just not the groves. I am sure it is not pitted, because the only way I can see it is with a flashlight pointed down the muzzle. Then I see steaks of that unmistakable orange. When I put the light down the breach I can't even tell it's there. I will update everyone as soon as I can get home to clean it, but I think that I will be able to remove it with the bronze brush and the CLP. When I tried to remove it before, I did not have a dry bore and I was using a nylon brush. Basically, I was doing it wrong. I did not recognize these errors at the time, so it scarred me when I wasn't able to remove the rust. I remember when my 98 barrel rusted from improper cleaning after shooting corrosive ammunition, I was able to remove the rust. Though, now that I think about it, I used a brass brush and the bore was bone dry. It all kinda makes sense when I put it together.
I think that I might not have a pitted barrel! To me the evidence seems to point to the contrary. I got the materials to clean my bore a couple of weeks ago, and then proceeded clean it. I let it sit in CLP for about 4 hours, then I dried out the barrel with by bore snake and some patches, then I scrubbed the hell out of it. I was shocked to find that no rust particulate came out, not a spec, which is what i gave experienced in the past with my Mosin and Mauser. I put the light down the muzzle and peered inside; I still saw the streaks, but they appeared more shiny than before. With some time the color dulled to that of a circulated penny. I looked at the barrel with the light at the breach, and without the color, I could not tell anything was there, no pitting or curious textures. Combined that with no growth, and a green color on the used patches when I attempted to clean it with hoppes out of desperation, and I think these streaks may just be copper deposits. I had my Friend Rojocorsa take a look for a second opinion, and he came to the same conclusion.
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