Help interpret boresope pic's

[Martin52]

As a first time borescope user (and another Teslong buyer) I'd appreciate advice interpreting these images. The barrel is a 30 inch Krieger 0.308 with about 600 rounds fired, cleaned after each day's shooting, BTE and CU2 mainly, and using a bronze brush. Load is 155.5 gr Berger FB with 45.4 gr 8208.

To me there seems to be stubborn carbon, no copper plus firecracking. Might be OK, thats the question I guess. Rifle shoots fine. These pics were taken straight after more cleaning.

Martin

 

[Martin52]

and a couple more

 

[foxguy]

Photo 1 - Copper fouling.
Photo 2 - Carbon fouling.
Photo 3 & 4 - Fire cracking and carbon fouling.
Photo 5 - Fire cracking and dark streaks carbon fouling.
Photo 6 - dark streak appears to be carbon fouling.

I'm new to this also but that's how I see it.

 

[Ccrider]

@foxguy nailed it. I would clean it with some jb and a bronze brush wrapped with a patch if that’s the best your cleaner of choice is doing.

 

[Martin52]

Top left pic is bothering me, that pic was taken after using Boretech CU2 a few days ago and then Sweets just before the pic was taken. There was no blue on the patches - maybe it's rust.

The top right pic showing carbon was taken a 2-3 inches into the rifling, after using JB a few days ago applied on VFG felts and followed up with Boretech Carbon on a bronze brush.

The firecracking is could be just reflective of the round count (600) or a hotter load (8208), or both.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Go shoot that barrel. Its good to go

 

[arkcomatt]

Not sure what pics 1 and 2 are showing. Think maybe just light playing tricks but 3 and 4 look great. No problems there. I have barrels that look a lot worse and shoot great. I would not be worried about anything I see.

 

[Martin52]

I'll be shooting this barrel in the next 1-2 weeks. Will be interesting to see how many rounds are needed before it settles since it has had a thorough clean over the last 2 weeks since I got the first Teslong pic's.

Pic's 3 & 4 are taken a little further down the barrel and from there all the way to the muzzle it looks good.

 

[Big Mc]

As a first time borescope user (and another Teslong buyer) I'd appreciate advice interpreting these images. The barrel is a 30 inch Krieger 0.308 with about 600 rounds fired, cleaned after each day's shooting, BTE and CU2 mainly, and using a bronze brush. Load is 155.5 gr Berger FB with 45.4 gr 8208.

To me there seems to be stubborn carbon, no copper plus firecracking. Might be OK, thats the question I guess. Rifle shoots fine. These pics were taken straight after more cleaning.

Martin

The main problem with a borescops is will keep you up at night for no good reason. When the barrel goes south you will know it. Just my two cents .. Tommy Mc.The other guys nailed it. .Go shoot it . And have some FUN..

 

[watercam]

The main problem with a borescops is will keep you up at night for no good reason. When the barrel goes south you will know it. Just my two cents .. Tommy Mc.The other guys nailed it. .Go shoot it . And have some FUN..

+1.

 

[RGRobinett]

If it shoots, it's conditioned, NOT fouled : BIG difference. On just the pics, I'm with Dusty on this one.RG

 

[Stan Taylor]

I agree with Dusty on this one fore sure.

 

[tmwinds]

How was the barrel shooting before you were traumatized by looking at it with a bore scope?

 

[Martin52]

The barrel is shooting fine. Maybe I was expecting more from my cleaning regime. The borescope pic's might suggest I need to change that. As mentioned, my regular regime includes a bronze brush, Boretech (Eliminantor and Carbon) plus Boretech CU2. Most recently (since the boresecope!) I have used JB and Sweets - this particular barrel only previously saw JB at the 200 round count, and Sweets during the run-in. It's now around the 600 count, JB has been reapplied along with Sweets.