Teslong bore scope

[dmoran]

^^^^ very typical of what can be expected under layered fouling that gets left in a barrel for to long (oxidation).

 

[rsbhunter]

jrm850, one of mine has them worms !!!! Kinda scary.....and all these years I thought I was doing a great job cleaning my rifles......rsbhunter

 

[Prose]

^^^^ very typical of what can be expected under layered fouling that gets left in a barrel for to long (oxidation).

My weatherby came like that. Right after I bought it in 2006, couldn't get it to shoot. So I took it in and that's what it looked like. Gunsmith sold me the Tubb bullets and away I went.

Is there any way that a rifle test fired at the factory, but never cleaned, could end up looking like that if it sat of the shelf for a couple years? This was a certified rifle btw, that's why I wonder.

 

[dmoran]

@Prose
IME - absolutely it could,.... and very typical of copper fouling that oxidized.
I have found both Iosso and JB can greatly improve on surface troubled spots like that, by spending a little extra time on/at the spot.

 

[Prose]

@Prose
IME - absolutely it could,.... and very typical of copper fouling that oxidized.
I have found both Iosso and JB can greatly improve on surface troubled spots like that, by spending a little extra time on/at the spot.

Wow. Now I know to never buy an off the shelf gun again without borescoping! Did you watch my video that I posted on the previous page? My entire barrel had the worms from breech to muzzle. The WHOLE thing!

 

[jrm850]

^^^^ very typical of what can be expected under layered fouling that gets left in a barrel for to long (oxidation).

So permanent damage? We are going to scrub the bejeezus out of it this evening and hope for the best. He is supposed to shoot a 600 match next weekend. I have another blank but would prefer not to be in emergency barrel and load workup mode before then.

 

[dmoran]

@Prose & @jrm850
Going to back off my inputs here in open forum. Reasons: don't want to be misrepresenting myself as an export, and do not want to be giving to much advise that may not resolve such issues or to be generalizing my input (scenario's very greatly). But I am open to private discussion.

Will say this: from my experience, oxidation surface damage or the start of surface damage, can be resolved totally or improved upon, dependent on the extent of roughness/pitting. My ways of fixing & dealing with them came from experience, and may not be the best ways, just that they are my ways. There's a lot of variance to such spots, and not a "one fix for all", sort to speak (IMO).

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[Prose]

@Prose & @jrm850
Going to back off my inputs here in open forum. Reasons: don't want to be misrepresenting myself as an export, and do not want to be giving to much advise that may not resolve such issues or to be generalizing my input (scenario's very greatly). But I am open to private discussion.

Will say this: from my experience, oxidation surface damage or the start of surface damage, can be resolved totally or improved upon, dependent on the extent of roughness/pitting. My ways of fixing & dealing with them came from experience, and may not be the best ways, just that they are my ways. There's a lot of variance to such spots, and not a "one fix for all", sort to speak (IMO).

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Much appreciated! I found your input informative.

And heck, mine still shoots. I have aftermarket barrels that look like they were minted by Tiffany & Co. that don't shoot as good as my worm-bore Weatherby.

 

[jpretle]

Thank you rsb. That is the one I have had my eye on.

 

[Round1]

It is great that people here on the forum are willing to help any way they can. It was great talking with you dmoran. Thanks for extending your thoughts and insight.

 

[rsbhunter]

dmoran, advice is free, and I will take as much as I can get. From experts and non experts, something can be gleaned from each. Everybody on this forum are capable of either taking info as given, or any part there of.....I thank you for your input....rsbhunter

 

[USMCDOC]

I know what my eardrums look like now.
No wonder I’m hard of hearing.
Seriously, it looks like scar tissue is covering half of my eardrums.
Going to get it checked out.
I know . . . too much information.

are they white or red?

 

[Danoh]

are they white or red?

White(ish) with mauve undertones.

 

[dc.fireman]

Mine arrived yesterday. Immediately plugged it into the Mac Laptop, opened Photobooth, and discovered that I have been cleaning my barrels pretty good - but not great.

Turns out I had a copper streak out towards the muzzle end of a match rifle about 2" long. After a 10 minute soak with C4, it was history. The clarity on this little endoscope is amazing.

 

[fayettefatts]

Was able to try mine yesterday. It works with a chrome book. Great value in my opinion.

 

[rjtfroggy]

I got mine on Friday unfortunately it will not connect to my old computer, Windows XP and I don't want to drag everything upstairs so I will have to get something else for reloading room. Any suggestions, or just rebuild what I have?

 

[Danoh]

Heads up to everyone who received their borescope in the small black zippered case. Do NOT store in the small black case. The LED lights on my first one that I received from Amazon have stopped working. I contacted Teslong customer service and they are already shipping me a replacement. Here is their reply:

 

[dc.fireman]

Here's a few pics. The first is the Tikka match rifle, after cleaning out the light copper stripe; second is my FWB 2700 Alu prone rifle, showing a little carbon smear just ahead of the chamber. Took a little IOSSO to get it out.

I had a minor problem today - the laptop wouldn't detect the camera when I plugged it in, and open Photobooth. Once I rebooted the Macbook, it detected the camera the way it was supposed to.

 

[UltraBR30]

Think were going to see a bunch of other brand bore-scopes for sale in the classifieds.
Best bore-scope I've used.
Philip

 

[Rick300]

Got mine yesterday and it won't work with a S10, S7, Tab A, or a Windows 10 computer. I emailed "Richard" at Teslong and it sounds like they will replace it. Only hiccup so far is they want a pic of the rifle bore - told them no can do.