Shopping for a bore scope but need advice. Teslong is recommended but need to know if there is something better and My big question is do I want flexible or rigid probe
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- Thread starter Gryntch
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I have a Teslong and it works pretty good. I will be buying one with a rigid probe as the flexible probe, while good, is not giving me the full capability I am looking for in a borescope. For the $$, I doubt there is a better option out there.
Are there better borescopes than Teslong? Yes.
Do you need more than Teslong provides? Nope.
Really, it is a great tool for making sure that you cleaned your barrel thoroughly, or maybe inspecting to see how your throat is holding up after ___ number of rounds. You don't need to drop a ton of coin on something to try to find every microscopic flaw in the rifling of your factory barrel.
Do you need more than Teslong provides? Nope.
Really, it is a great tool for making sure that you cleaned your barrel thoroughly, or maybe inspecting to see how your throat is holding up after ___ number of rounds. You don't need to drop a ton of coin on something to try to find every microscopic flaw in the rifling of your factory barrel.
This.
A Hawkeye, perhaps - if you appraise firearms or do barrel QC work.
A rigid Teslong (made in Shenzhen, if that offends your political sensibilities) simply blows away everything with all its capabilities, all for a very low price.
In its advanced stages, Borescope Hypochondria makes shooters focus more on how a barrel looks internally than its actual accuracy when shot.
Not fatal, but still fear-evoking.
-Stan
Flexible if trying to use it on a semi-auto from the breech end (and even then you can come in from the muzzle, right?)
For bolt, rigid all the way. And you can spend thousands on very high qual bore scopes used in industry for inspections, etc....which would be way overkill. Teslong hit the sweet spot of money, features, and performance.
Personally, I recommend getting one with the display. My very good friend @GBMaryland has one you plug into your laptop running an app and ended up getting one with the display after he saw mine.
I recommend this one as hitting the price price point/feature set
And do yourself a favor and spend a $20 more for this caliber mirror set...will make getting clean, in focus, images much easier. I believe that the scope itself comes with a .22 cal mirror which is not optimum for larger bore rifles.
For bolt, rigid all the way. And you can spend thousands on very high qual bore scopes used in industry for inspections, etc....which would be way overkill. Teslong hit the sweet spot of money, features, and performance.
Personally, I recommend getting one with the display. My very good friend @GBMaryland has one you plug into your laptop running an app and ended up getting one with the display after he saw mine.
I recommend this one as hitting the price price point/feature set
And do yourself a favor and spend a $20 more for this caliber mirror set...will make getting clean, in focus, images much easier. I believe that the scope itself comes with a .22 cal mirror which is not optimum for larger bore rifles.
Get the rigid Teslong and, as @Baron23 says, the monitor is nice. Ignore the head-in-the-sand guys that advise you to remain ignorant of carbon buildup.
I love my Teslong. It does the opposite of creating anxiety. Before I had one, I would second guess my cleaning methods. Now, after seeing the carbon completely removed I put the rifle away in the safe and rest knowing it’s ready for any comp. Focus on removing the carbon buildup just after the end of the neck area in the chamber.
I love my Teslong. It does the opposite of creating anxiety. Before I had one, I would second guess my cleaning methods. Now, after seeing the carbon completely removed I put the rifle away in the safe and rest knowing it’s ready for any comp. Focus on removing the carbon buildup just after the end of the neck area in the chamber.
Well I probably messed up again but got a killer deal from midway on the ntg500 with flexible probe please don't scold me too severely
Haha. Enjoy. The 500 is nice. I bet you will be picking up a rigid probe soon. It’s just so much easier to manipulate while inspecting bore.
If you have the 500 monitor, you can buy the rigid probe as an add on. The probes plug in and are interchangeable. Check the Teslong website.
Scold you? No....I'm not your nanny.
But, WTF did you ask if you were going to ignore the almost unanimous answers to go with rigid.
Best of luck.
I didn't ignore you I used my birthday discount and reward points and got the ntg 500 for $114 and with my op bucks I got 100H for $54 so now I have a good monitor and both probes
I had the rigid Teslong version that paired with my phone. Lasted a few years before it shit out. I replaced it with the flexible version that uses the 5" dedicated viewer. I like the flexible cable version much better than the rigid. Seems like I can make quicker micro adjustments to get resolution inside the bore better. Having the dedicated viewer reduced the dicking around with my phone, waiting for connection, screen time outs.
Yeah ya did. You bought the flexible model after everybody said rigid for bolt gun. And you didn't buy the rigid rod until AFTER that, when Marine52 told you that you could do that. Its no big deal...buy what you want....doesn't effect any of us. But don't prevaricate.
Cheers
So, you will be able to T&E for yourself which probe you prefer. (And the Sun will still rise and set for everyone else)
Some aspects of the borescopes I like:
- Inspecting a new custom chambered barrel and comparing internal finishes amongst brands
- Seeing which cleaning products work the best to remove carbon & copper, and the carbon ring
- Seeing now much I don't have to trim case necks in factory chambers. (The length of the case mouth to the chamber wall can be .040")
- Inspecting metal migration at the gas port on AR style rifles
- Inspecting case head separation inside a case
Recently I was able to diagnose a new barrel that was shooting pie plate size groups at even 50yds. I noticed, unlike the couple other exact same barrels, this one was not leaving any copper at all in the barrel. The other two had plenty of copper fouling, but shot fantastic. This told me the bore was cut too big and the bullet wasn't getting what it needed to seal the bore for any precision. (I also noticed my 5SD loads were hopping up to 30-40SD)
