years ago, I bought my father-in-law an old rifle, GEW 88, to hang over the mantle of the new fireplace he was having built. It hung there for quite a long time, until he sold his house and moved into the assisted living facility. As they wouldn't allow guns there, he gave the gun back to me. I have never fired this firearm, but have gotten the urge. I recently cleaned the bore, several times, to see what it looked like. All the others of this type that I have seen looked terrible, and I couldn't remember what it looked like when I gave it to Mr. I was surprised to find a very nice bore! No pitting, the rifling is very crisp and clean, and when I slugged the bore, it measured out to .318, just like the old books said. This is one of the turkish guns. The Serial #'s on the bolt, receiver and barrel match. It is one of the 'S' modified guns. I am having trouble getting a boolit to fit it properly. I have lapped out a .311 mould, but am not sure of the fit, and was thinking that paper patching might help. Seems like the way to go for a man on a restricted budget. Any suggestions? Thanks.