Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
PM or email if you are interested in a Lyman borescope. Should be possible for my April booking and less then the Cabela's Cdn pricing.
Jerry
Jerry
Lyman Borecam Digital Borescope With Monitor
- Thread starter BadAsMo
- Start date
again, that thing shows there is rifling in the bore
it gives no detail
there could be pitting but you won't see it
there's a reason good optics cost more
ShootingNewbie
Regular
- Location
- Vancouver Island
Good timing on this; just a couple of days ago I finally got around to trying out the one that came down the chimney at Christmas.
Pros:
- decent image for the purpose; bear in mind that we're not filming Lawrence of Arabia here (unless your barrel is really sandy, I suppose...)
- good price point compared to other options
- can store images to sd card
- laser-etched distance markings on the rod help to determine where extra attention may need to be paid during the next cleaning session.
Cons:
- can only store still images, not videos
- would be much easier to use if there was a swivel connector between the end of the rod and the cable that leads to the display. As it is, the cable tends to resist my turning the rod, making it easy to lose which land or groove you're tracking along if you slip.
Found out that one of my rifles really needed some crud taken out of the chamber; aside from that the barrels seemed to be pretty clean.
Wasn't too happy to find a good-sized pit in the lands about 7" from the muzzle of a pretty much new (~250 rounds) 6mm Shilen "Select" barrel... Wish I had the scope when I first received the barrel - two years down the road makes it a bit difficult to question the distributor about it.
Question to those who have experience with bore-scopes: are noticeable pits a common occurrence in even high-end barrels (i.e. were my expectations of a barrel without any obvious flaws too high)? This pit looks like there was likely a void in the steel casting, as opposed to being tooled out - however, my knowledge of metallurgy and barrel-making is pretty much zero, so any info here would be appreciated.
A comment on the barrels themselves: the finish on the above Shilen was noticeably nicer than the other barrels I looked at with the scope (a Savage factory barrel and (I think) a Krieger) - almost no tool chatter in the grooves, and no lines going in odd directions - in contrast, the Savage factory one had a 1 1/2" section that looked like it had two different twist rates cut in it... not encouraging.
Pros:
- decent image for the purpose; bear in mind that we're not filming Lawrence of Arabia here (unless your barrel is really sandy, I suppose...)
- good price point compared to other options
- can store images to sd card
- laser-etched distance markings on the rod help to determine where extra attention may need to be paid during the next cleaning session.
Cons:
- can only store still images, not videos
- would be much easier to use if there was a swivel connector between the end of the rod and the cable that leads to the display. As it is, the cable tends to resist my turning the rod, making it easy to lose which land or groove you're tracking along if you slip.
Found out that one of my rifles really needed some crud taken out of the chamber; aside from that the barrels seemed to be pretty clean.
Wasn't too happy to find a good-sized pit in the lands about 7" from the muzzle of a pretty much new (~250 rounds) 6mm Shilen "Select" barrel... Wish I had the scope when I first received the barrel - two years down the road makes it a bit difficult to question the distributor about it.
Question to those who have experience with bore-scopes: are noticeable pits a common occurrence in even high-end barrels (i.e. were my expectations of a barrel without any obvious flaws too high)? This pit looks like there was likely a void in the steel casting, as opposed to being tooled out - however, my knowledge of metallurgy and barrel-making is pretty much zero, so any info here would be appreciated.
A comment on the barrels themselves: the finish on the above Shilen was noticeably nicer than the other barrels I looked at with the scope (a Savage factory barrel and (I think) a Krieger) - almost no tool chatter in the grooves, and no lines going in odd directions - in contrast, the Savage factory one had a 1 1/2" section that looked like it had two different twist rates cut in it... not encouraging.
Cannot focus the camera????
Like a few mentioned if you cannot focus the camera to a crisp image you are losing a lot of detail....
For myself in the BR world not enough clarity to see what we want to see.
I will stick to my Hawkeye.
Like a few mentioned if you cannot focus the camera to a crisp image you are losing a lot of detail....
For myself in the BR world not enough clarity to see what we want to see.
I will stick to my Hawkeye.
2 m is not very long when you consider that 1 m will go down the barrel and that leaves only 1 m to go from the rifle to the computer. So the computer needs to be right there next to you which in my case is not always practical.
I originally ordered a 2m and learned my lesson... hence the comment above.
I mean... it will work, but you don't have much room to manuver.
Then I ordered a couple longer ones. One for me and one for a friend.
Get at least 3 M, but I got the 10M. Its not like I need it all, but the cost difference is negligible and you just twist tie what you don't need so it doesn't tangle.
Besides, you never know what else you might want to use it for.
I originally ordered a 2m and learned my lesson... hence the comment above.
I mean... it will work, but you don't have much room to manuver.
Then I ordered a couple longer ones. One for me and one for a friend.
Get at least 3 M, but I got the 10M. Its not like I need it all, but the cost difference is negligible and you just twist tie what you don't need so it doesn't tangle.
Besides, you never know what else you might want to use it for.
