bore scope

zach_ · September 10, 2014, 05:39 PM

How much do you have to spend to get a useable bore scope that would work on everything from .22 pistols to long shotguns? I would rather not get it right on my third try.

Clark · September 11, 2014, 12:35 AM

I use fiber optic cable, a flashlight, and a magnifying lens:
http://www.opticsplanet.com/underwat...ttachment.html

I put the cable up the breech and magnify the image at the muzzle.

With that I can tell if a rifle barrel was lapped. The rough insides of a Remington, Winchester, Savage, Browning, Ruger, etc rifle barrel does not look like a mirror finish Hart, Lilja, Krieger, Shilen select match, etc.

I can only see a few inches of the bore, but that sampling is all I seem to need.

zach_ · September 11, 2014, 07:29 AM

Clark, thanks. I will try that. Have you used the 20 inch model?

Clark · September 11, 2014, 10:34 AM

Yes the 20 inch.
It is similar but better than the no longer produced Nite Ize 20".
LED flashlights work better.
My 0.85" diameter Fenix fits.

September 10, 2014, 05:39 PM	#1
zach_ Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2014 Location: DFW north Posts: 377	bore scope How much do you have to spend to get a useable bore scope that would work on everything from .22 pistols to long shotguns? I would rather not get it right on my third try. __________________ Z

September 11, 2014, 12:35 AM	#2
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I use fiber optic cable, a flashlight, and a magnifying lens: http://www.opticsplanet.com/underwat...ttachment.html I put the cable up the breech and magnify the image at the muzzle. With that I can tell if a rifle barrel was lapped. The rough insides of a Remington, Winchester, Savage, Browning, Ruger, etc rifle barrel does not look like a mirror finish Hart, Lilja, Krieger, Shilen select match, etc. I can only see a few inches of the bore, but that sampling is all I seem to need. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

September 11, 2014, 07:29 AM	#3
zach_ Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2014 Location: DFW north Posts: 377	Clark, thanks. I will try that. Have you used the 20 inch model? __________________ Z

September 11, 2014, 10:34 AM	#4
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Yes the 20 inch. It is similar but better than the no longer produced Nite Ize 20". LED flashlights work better. My 0.85" diameter Fenix fits. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?