Inspecting the inside of barrels...........

[ETipp]

Guys, I have a borescope for mechanical work. It is will not work for inspecting inside ML barrels. I also have a cheap borescope that attaches to the end of a flashlight. It will not do the trick either. Can someone give me some pointers on where to get a lower cost borescope that will work for inspecting inside ML barrels. I do not want to purchase another one that will not do the job.

Thank you.

 

[stronics]

Try ebay or Amazon. I spent $70 and it really works good. Very sharp. I have to tell you though, you might not want to see. I bought a Oiiwak because they make really expensive pro ones. 10' lead. I didn't want that long but it is what they have.
David

 

[French Colonial]

Teslong around $50.00 on Amazon.

I also have a Hawk-eye from Gradient Lens, but if the Teslong was available when I bought the Hawk-eye I would have passed, a little better picture for a lot more money.

 

[ETipp]

Thanks for the replies so far. The mechanics borescope I have is a somewhat spendy Teslong. Its unfortunate that it does not work for the purpose of ML barrel inspection.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Guys, I have a borescope for mechanical work. It is will not work for inspecting inside ML barrels. I also have a cheap borescope that attaches to the end of a flashlight. It will not do the trick either. Can someone give me some pointers on where to get a lower cost borescope that will work for inspecting inside ML barrels. I do not want to purchase another one that will not do the job.

Thank you.

Yes I just ordered one of these. I have an old scope that works for muskets, but it's too big for rifles. 5.5mm bore scope It will work off my cell phone, but not sure if it works off all sell phones

LD

 

[1BadDart]

I have the one in the link below, it has a great image and works on my phone or tablet. It will work with any computer, phone ot tablet that has wi-fi. The price has gone up since I purchased mine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GYLD5QK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Ames]

Been happy with my FTVOGUE328imdbv9o. Amazon or Fleabay, around $40-$50.
Handy for looking down the bores of multiple rifles without taking them down off the wall.

 

[ETipp]

Okay, some good ideas so far. But I can't help but wonder if just a bore light of some sort that is small enough to bend down through the nipple channel/flash hole wouldn't work. I see lots of for sale ML pics where people stick a light down that way and then look down from the muzzle?

 

[1BadDart]

I think those lights are small diameter and dropped through the muzzle.

If I were buying a house, would I want to look through the windows from the outside, or would I want to go in and walk around and look? Just my simplistic thoughts.

 

[ETipp]

I think those lights are small diameter and dropped through the muzzle.

If I were buying a house, would I want to look through the windows from the outside, or would I want to go in and walk around and look? Just my simplistic thoughts.

Could be but it certainly looks like some of the pics are looking from the muzzle, but I could be wrong.

 

[1BadDart]

Could be but it certainly looks like some of the pics are looking from the muzzle, but I could be wrong.

Yes sir, they are looking from the muzzle. The light is turned on and dropped in the muzzle with the illuminated end looking out of the muzzle. The light drops to the breech and illuminates the bore. Then just tip the muzzle down and the light slides out.

Someone please correct me if this is wrong.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Long link but these will do the job.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1750439782...IJzcR8AGIJ0PIs748nOaoxsw==|tkp:Bk9SR9btl_mwYQ

Here is an image from one of eBay $10 scopes as seen on my computer (I don't have a smart phone). I had two of these, the second one wasn't quite as clear as the first one but would still show you what you needed to know.

Then I bought a $50 Teslong, it definitely shows you stuff you don't want to see.

My nephew's GPR that I tried to clean up so he could shoot it.

A good bore Teslong pic.

Forward looking Teslong at a breech plug on a fowler instead of a side view like the above pictures.

 

[ETipp]

Long link but these will do the job.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1750439782...IJzcR8AGIJ0PIs748nOaoxsw==|tkp:Bk9SR9btl_mwYQ

Here is an image from one of eBay $10 scopes as seen on my computer (I don't have a smart phone). I had two of these, the second one wasn't quite as clear as the first one but would still show you what you needed to know.

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Then I bought a $50 Teslong, it definitely shows you stuff you don't want to see.

My nephew's GPR that I tried to clean up so he could shoot it.

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A good bore Teslong pic.

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Forward looking Teslong at a breech plug on a fowler instead of a side view like the above pictures.

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The top pic is from a borescope definitely inserted from the muzzle. Mine will do that somewhat well. But others do not appear to be inserted from the muzzle. I'll see if I can pull one up.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/t-c-new-englander.156865/#post-2230130

 

[ETipp]

Here is another picture that is obviously taken from the muzzle end. So, the light had to have been inserted from the flash hole/channel in the breech end.

What kind of light will do that?

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...iber-black-powder-muzzleloader-325-00.154758/

 

[SOLANCO]

Could be but it certainly looks like some of the pics are looking from the muzzle, but I could be wrong.

Those photos are often made by dropping lighted archery knocks down the barrel.

 

[SOLANCO]

I have yet to see bore scopes used at gun shows around here. Maybe that would be a step too far?

 

[ETipp]

I have yet to see bore scopes used at gun shows around here. Maybe that would be a step too far?

Maybe so.

 

[1BadDart]

Here is another picture that is obviously taken from the muzzle end. So, the light had to have been inserted from the flash hole/channel in the breech end.

What kind of light will do that?

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...iber-black-powder-muzzleloader-325-00.154758/

Link to a bore light.

https://www.logcabinshop.com/catalog.php?path=185_130&product_id=68599

 

[ETipp]

Those photos are often made by dropping lighted archery knocks down the barrel.

If that is the case, then I'll be getting some of those.

 

[1BadDart]

I have yet to see bore scopes used at gun shows around here. Maybe that would be a step too far?

If a seller at a gun show didn't want me to look in the barrel of a rifle with a bore scope, I'd move along. But I don't trust gun traders much either.