A bore rating of 8?

[MP-44]

If the rifling/bore condition is rated an 8, is that 8 on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being excellent or something completely different?

I have never seen a bore rated by #s before, only poor, fair, good...etc.

 

[481]

I've run across a few sellers who rated the bores of their guns in terms of a percentage.

If that is the intent of the scale being used in your example, I'd be inclined to take it to mean that the bore is 80%. Depending on the context, that could be pretty good (in terms of an antique or relic arm) or not so good (in terms of a gun of very recent manufacture).

 

[MP-44]

The rifle is a 100 year old Savage 1899

 

[481]

Then given its age, I'd say that the bore is probably in fairly decent shape.

Of course, the only way to really tell is to 'eyeball it' yourself.

 

[MP-44]

Unfortunately it is an "out of state sale".