"Burnt" barrels and the .17Rem?

[Stonewall]

Originally posted by model 70
Is it possible to shoot out the barrel of a .17rem like you could on a .220swift or .22-250?

I saw a Sako 17Rem once with so much fouling in the throat area that it looked like it was shot out .You literally could not see the top of the lands .It ate the only two brushes I had in a few strokes each and as I was bedding this only I gave the barrel back in the same condition as received.Of course it still didn't shoot after bedding as this was not the problem .I believe most barrels in 17 cal are not shot out but fouled and given a lot of time and cleaning material will shoot well .The example above was after 200 rounds shooting gophers with no cleaning .