Yes, and pitted barrels make no difference in functionality/ patterning so I am told. I have not personally pattern tested pitted versus unpitted barrels.
Some folks can't stand pitted barrels and want them polished out. I can stand reasonable pits in barrels, and have only one gun in that position, a light 20, and would not reduce wall thickness by having the bores honed.
Pitted barrels are harder to clean. On a personal experience note, I have found that what appear to be deep pits and an ugly looking bore are often not as bad as they look. I have used wet fine carbide paper like is used in wet sanding automobile paint, and wrapped that around a cleaning brush, run that through the bores and what appeared to be ugly deep pits substantially disappeared. If the bores are a little frosted, that is also a good way to polish them without removing measurable material. I'm sure some of the more experienced gunsmiths here have their own methods and recommended materials.
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