Two rusty bores - Faxon Firearms AR-15 Pencil Profile Threaded Barrels 1

I ordered two of these and they both arrived with plastic caps on both ends. Both bores were completely free of oil/corrosion inhibitor and were rusty, with rust at the muzzle end visible with a bore light. One of them looks like it might shoot OK if given the chance, on the other the rust looks substantial enough to affect accuracy. Still, I expect new barrels to arrive without visible rust.

They appear to be well manufactured but they do not appear to have been packaged well. A quick blast of corrosion inhibitor or Rem Oil before they were packaged at the factory would have saved these barrels. Also, it's usually not a good idea to plug up both ends of a barrel in storage. I've seen a number of barrels ruined this way. Any humidity that was in the air when they were plugged becomes trapped there, just waiting to condense and catalyze rust formation when the barrel inevitably gets cold during storage. A better approach is to seal them in plastic bags with ample desiccant.