Borescope

[Dirtlaw]

Which are the preferred borescopes? I've seen some on sale recently. What features do you consider important?

[SharedShots]

Teslong

I got the one with the flex camera and the large standalone display so I don't have to use a smartphone.

I decided on the flex camera since I can also use it to look at other things besides the bore of guns, it has come in very handy. It works in walls checking wiring and plumbing and all kinds of stuff.

What I looked for: Variety of camera mirrors for different calibers because one size does not fit all. The focus of the Teslong is very good and the standalone display lets you take pictures easily as well as magnify the image. The flex makes it easy to use if you are a bit tight on space since it can bend quite a bit and don't need the entire length of a solid camera tube behind the action or muzzle to start. The whole affair can be coiled up and it comes in a nice pouch so you can take it with you.

The camera itself connects to the unit via USB so you can also just connect it directly to a PC, tablet and with a monitoring program use it that way. That is where the flex camera really shines, being flexible for using it in ways the straight rod like cameras can't match. When connected to a computer for example, you can take video of the entire scoping procedure and not really spend a lot of time watching it in real time, just start recording, run the scope to cover the entire bore from all angles nice and easy and then watch the video for detail, stopping and taking a pic from the video if needed. I mark the flex camera so I have reference points as the scope passes through the bore.

Buy all the mirrors (it comes with some common sizes) you might need, it sure makes using it super easy. The standalone display also accepts a memory card to store pics and that card is the same used in smartphones and tablets as well as many laptops. You can take plenty of pictures and then view them on whatever device you want and really zoom in.

The flex camera is really long enough for even a 26" or longer barrel. You can also use it as a shorty to just look into the chamber to check that.

It has a light that you can adjust easily via the display unit using physical buttons instead of trying to manage it via a touch screen on a phone. The display is plenty large so you can get a good view.

The Teslong will work with any bore from .20 and up. It will not fit the 17s, bummer since that would be nice. Since none of my 17s have issues maybe it's not a big deal. You can still check chambers of the 17s though. It does work on 22 rimfires and like I said, 20s.

The one thing I noticed is that its easy to see stuff and then fret over it even though it makes no difference to the accuracy. It has helped though on a bad barrel, I was able to send pictures and get a warranty replacement without a lot of explaining, the pictures did the talking.

The other use I found is looking at sear engagements and such in triggers. Depending on the trigger type with the flex you can bend and twist and get the camera in very small places and take pics or just view it live.

Another use: Checking ammo feeds as using a dummy round but putting the camera in from the muzzle end I can watch as the round feeds into the chamber even though it's not the very same as using live ammo and the feeding of say a semi-auto. The flex camera is the ticket over the straight rod types. They have their uses (rod type) as some you can look down the tube but I'm not doing a putorectomy, just looking down the bore. For guns that headspace on the case mouth it's also valuable but mostly I'm using it to fouling if it's heavy and using stronger solvents to get rid of it. I've also used it to check bore condition after a Losso treatment before first firing.

Theres a lot of talk about the benefits of a borescope and which type to use but I found this Teslong works as good as it needs to be and has provided good value.





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[baih777]

^^^^^^^^^^^^Ditto

[Dirtlaw]

Thanks guys!!!

[kcstott]

Teslong has put a very expensive tool within reach of average shooters.