Bore Scopes...

CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
I ordered another one...

Spoke with Tomme and got his suggestion. I didnt get same but did stay with his recommendation if a brand. Teslong.

I wanted ta be 80-100$ but sprung for a sale item getting 1080p and 5" screen for 127$.

Tomme's goes into his lap top. This one has monitor OR can go to lap top. But was half cost too. Probably all I needed and it works well for him. I wanted a monitor and dont do great with lap tops... :)

Do you have one you like? What do you have?

CW
 
JWinAZ

JWinAZ

Active Member
Rifle and pistol length rigid Teslongs. Also with the mirrors of different diameters. I display the image on my desktop or laptop. Works great! Useful for checking many things such as inside of rifle brass and alignment in revolvers. Lots of non-shooting applications too.
 
Snakeoil

Snakeoil

Well-Known Member
I have a very old endoscope that uses a proprietary incandescent bulb with a variable power source. Company is long gone. Bulb blew and I was able to fabricate a new one from a tiny LED. But I have to be careful because the power supply will blow the LED. It works great. Wish is was longer and smaller diameter. View is 90 deg. Probably made in the '60s or '70's.

At work we had Olympus borescopes, both rigid and flexible. This goes back to the days of film cameras and all of ours had a mount for and SLR camera. Later that became a digital camera. We needed photos because we charged big bucks for these inspections and provided a report with recommendations. Some scopes were 10 or more feet long.

I have since been given a cheap flexible borescope that connects to my computer. It's something my friend got on ebay and would not work with his new phone. Won't work with mine either, but works with my computer. It's okay, but not great. And the mirror that allows you to see 90 deg to the axis of the scope is pretty much useless. It sits on my desk gathering dust.

The guys at the club who have borescopes all have Teslongs and everyone loves them. Some have tried the cheaper ones and ended up getting a Teslong. My understanding is that they stand behind their products as well in case you have issues down the road. I've thought about buying one that would fit in a .22 barrel. My endoscope is too big. Works in .30 cal though.
 
P

popper

Well-Known Member
I got a cheap semi-flexible one, teslong, but the mirrors broke after a couple uses. I can still see major leading in the barrel. Actually wanted it to check inner brake pad wear but I can't do the brakes anymore anyway. IIRC Yawcam is the desktop app than comes with it.
 
JWinAZ

JWinAZ

Active Member
I put the scope down my first rifle, a single shot .22 that my dad gave me when I was 10. I shot it a lot and was diligent about cleaning it, way more than it really needed to be. I used a one piece wire rod, very flexible. Bad when combined with the soft steel of the .22. The bore was clean but the rod did an incredible amount of damage to the rifling. I graduated to real cleaning rods very early on and now I know why.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
Yes, Im ABSOLUTELY AWARE, many "good" guns have been found faulty with a guy and a new bore scope...

My main use or immediate use may be better, is to align my gas port.

But sure as its me typing here, Ill be looking for "trouble". :p ;) :oops:

CW
 
Rick

Rick

Moderator
Staff member
First thing I learned after getting a bore scope is that if you really, really don't want to know . . . Don't get a borescope. They will/can tell you far more than most need/want to know.
 
todd

todd

Well-Known Member
CWLONGSHOT said:
Yes, Im ABSOLUTELY AWARE, many "good" guns have been found faulty with a guy and a new bore scope...

My main use or immediate use may be better, is to align my gas port.

But sure as its me typing here, Ill be looking for "trouble". :p ;) :oops:

CW
Click to expand...


i'm still scared of it!!!!:eek:;)
 
M

Mainiac

Well-Known Member
I use to have an awful lust for marlin levers,,so i have many.ive shot all of them alot,so i know how they shoot.
I was bored yesterday,and started looking at a few of them.
All of the microgrooves,look like,,,crap.rings,the whole lenth of the barrells,,looks as if they start/stop the broach,ever 1/4inch.they look absolutely horrible,,but they all will shoot 1 inch groups,at 50yards,with peepsight...and i have no leading issues,,go figure.

Ruger handgun bores look terrible as well,,but they shoot!!
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
I use mine to look for problems in guns that seem to be “off”. Things like a rough throat. Also interesting to see the carbon rig at the end of a 38 case in a 357 revolver.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

Well-Known Member
Main thing I use them for is when I get a new gun or barrel to just look at it. Then use it for cleaning or if a problem pops up.
 
B

beagle

Active Member
Snakeoil said:
I have a very old endoscope that uses a proprietary incandescent bulb with a variable power source. Company is long gone. Bulb blew and I was able to fabricate a new one from a tiny LED. But I have to be careful because the power supply will blow the LED. It works great. Wish is was longer and smaller diameter. View is 90 deg. Probably made in the '60s or '70's.

At work we had Olympus borescopes, both rigid and flexible. This goes back to the days of film cameras and all of ours had a mount for and SLR camera. Later that became a digital camera. We needed photos because we charged big bucks for these inspections and provided a report with recommendations. Some scopes were 10 or more feet long.

I have since been given a cheap flexible borescope that connects to my computer. It's something my friend got on ebay and would not work with his new phone. Won't work with mine either, but works with my computer. It's okay, but not great. And the mirror that allows you to see 90 deg to the axis of the scope is pretty much useless. It sits on my desk gathering dust.

The guys at the club who have borescopes all have Teslongs and everyone loves them. Some have tried the cheaper ones and ended up getting a Teslong. My understanding is that they stand behind their products as well in case you have issues down the road. I've thought about buying one that would fit in a .22 barrel. My endoscope is too big. Works in .30 cal though.
Click to expand...
Snakeoil...might cure that problem by using a load resistor in series with the LED. They're hardy but can't take much current. I've blown them when using a multimeter to test circuitry. Just a thought./beagle
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
My horoscope is supposed to be here tomorrow or Thursday. I'll post up some pictures once I figure out how its used. :p ;) :oops:
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
Dont ya tho!?!? Esp bad with "gun" words cause this lousy iphone is liberal built it refuses to learn "our" vocabulary. So WE MUST be wrong.... grrr
 
Pressman

Pressman

Active Member
The last old and hard used 22 I brought home has a bright red ring inside the bore. I found it while inspecting the bore for any rust and pitting. And yes there is some of that also. The red ring looks like red paint, really bright. While I can't feel it on the outside the barrel is bulged.
I would have never known this without my Teslong. Then there is the DSM 34 Mauser with a totally destroyed bore and chamber. Again, my Teslong found the reason why it would not shoot well. I was blaming iron sights and tired, old eyes.

A bore scope is nearly indispensable when buying old 22's and some newer ones.
I attached it to my Samsung phone, and it tells me what I need to know.

Ken
 
You must log in or register to reply here.