Teslong scope pictures

[fatelvis]

Here’s my Browning BLR .358 after 15 rounds at the range this week. I was afraid to post a picture of it for fear of causing a run in the commodities market for copper futures.

Here’s after a 2 hour soak with Wipe Out foam. Knocked out almost all of that copper

That factory barrel is as rough as a corn cob, however, been hunting with it for 36 years and it still holds Min of Deer

This testimonial should be posted on Wipe-Out's website as a great advertisement. Truly Impressive!

 

[STS]

Here’s my Browning BLR .358 after 15 rounds at the range this week. I was afraid to post a picture of it for fear of causing a run in the commodities market for copper futures.

Here’s after a 2 hour soak with Wipe Out foam. Knocked out almost all of that copper

That factory barrel is as rough as a corn cob, however, been hunting with it for 36 years and it still holds Min of Deer

I have a 7mm Remington factory barrel that fouls like that. Are you familiar with the "net bullet weight concept?" It goes like this. If I think I need a 150 grain bullet to cleanly kill the deer, I have to load a 165 grain bullet because it leaves about 15 grains worth of copper in the barrel for each shot.

 

[Martin52]

FWIW, I used a narrow ribbon of masking tape and wrapped it around the body of the camera to help center it in the barrel. Then adjust the mirror further inward to maintain crisp focus. Still amazed at the video quality of this inexpensive borescope.

Good tip, will try that.

 

[tominboise]

My take away from this thread, is that you all think the teslong borescopes are worth buying, correct?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

My take away from this thread, is that you all think the teslong borescopes are worth buying, correct?

Yes for $50, it’s a great tool to have.

 

[jelenko]

Yeah. At $50 is was worth it just to see what it would show.
I've actually used it a couple times. But, I think if you're not experienced in looking at all types of barrels and knowing the anatomy of a chamber/throat it can be confusing on what you are seeing. The view through the scope 'flattens' the contours so it's difficult to tell where distance changes.

 

[Nature Boy]

My take away from this thread, is that you all think the teslong borescopes are worth buying, correct?

without a doubt

 

[TrapperBR549]

My take away from this thread, is that you all think the teslong borescopes are worth buying, correct?

I had never looked through a borescope until I got one a couple weeks ago. It is amazing. Fairly short learning curve and very easy to use.
To paraphrase Ron White, now that I've looked down one barrel, I want to look down all the rest of them.

 

[skeeljc]

o.k. What is this? The dark area in the center of the land. It runs from 1/2" to 3" in from the chamber. Some lands have more than others. It is a Krieger .223 1 in 12 with less than 500 rounds. Bore Tech Carbon Remover will not touch it. JB Bore paste seems to remove some of it - it used to be wider.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Use some flitz or iosso on a patch

 

[skeeljc]

Use some flitz or iosso on a patch

So is it carbon? I used JB Bore Paste. I will try Iosso.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

So is it carbon? I used JB Bore Paste. I will try Iosso.

Some type of discoloration- whatever it is the polish will show us what we need to see to know the next step- if there would be another step

 

[Terry_M]

My Teslong just arrived yesterday. Looking forward to looking through all my barrels over the next couple days. Great pictures guys and thanks for the tip on using some tape to help hold it center. Good stuff all around.

 

[Texas10]

This is an image from my Teslong of the leade on my new X-Caliber barrel in 6.5 CM. The scalloping of the lands was very symmetrical indicating excellent alignment of the chamber reamer with the bore. Everything had a beautiful finish .

 

[skeeljc]

Some type of discoloration- whatever it is the polish will show us what we need to see to know the next step- if there would be another step

Yes, Iosso took it off of the lands. There is still some in the grooves but I am not too worried about that.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Yes, Iosso took it off of the lands. There is still some in the grooves but I am not too worried about that.

Another treatment itll probably come off, especially with some flitz. Its nothing to worry about though you did good

 

[skeeljc]

Another treatment itll probably come off, especially with some flitz. Its nothing to worry about though you did good

It appears to me that Iosso is a little stronger than JB Bore Paste. I ran 2 or 3 wet patches with Pro Shot to clean the Iosso out. My last wet patch came out clean, then I ran maybe 2 dry patches.

 

[Paraiso1]

Here are a couple from a barrel of mine. This barrel shoots great.

Saying that, any ideas what this may be? Is it something I may have caused? I didn't scope it until it had about 650 rounds on it, so I don't know if it was there when it was new. There are random areas with this apparent pitting for about the last 8 to 9 inches from the muzzle and none any closer to the chamber. They appear to be random where they are and not all at the bottom or top of the barrel.

I have 6 other barrels here with varying number of rounds on them and they don't have this. All of them have been exposed to the same type of shooting (PRS) and see the same type and quantity of cleaning.

Thanks for any and all advice!

 

[robert8904]

That's in a lot of barrels and we're just now seeing it with borescopes. Don't know for sure what it is. Some say it's metal worms. Or it could be that batch of molten steel that Vinnie mysteriously "fell" into...

 

[skeeljc]

Here are a couple from a barrel of mine. This barrel shoots great.

Saying that, any ideas what this may be? Is it something I may have caused? I didn't scope it until it had about 650 rounds on it, so I don't know if it was there when it was new. There are random areas with this apparent pitting for about the last 8 to 9 inches from the muzzle and none any closer to the chamber. They appear to be random where they are and not all at the bottom or top of the barrel.

I have 6 other barrels here with varying number of rounds on them and they don't have this. All of them have been exposed to the same type of shooting (PRS) and see the same type and quantity of cleaning.

Thanks for any and all advice!

The thing about borescopes is it is sometimes difficult to tell if an anomaly is above or below the surface. Have you tried polishing the area with losso to see what happens?