Teslong bore scope

Brad

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Finally broke down and bought a 10” model. Price was hard to beat.

This is the carbon ring in the cylinder of my wife’s 686.
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Lead build up in grooves on my CZ75B in 9mm. This is after many hundreds of powder coated rounds. Might need to tray sizing just a smidge larger.
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Ian

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Mine hasn't worked since February when Android updated past the limit of the scope. I miss it dearly.
 

Brad

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I went with the USB version. My Surface and the desktop both run It fine.
 

Brad

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Windows 10 found it and loaded software. I just go to the start up menu and select “camera”. I can do video or stills.
 

Brad

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I think it was under $40 on Amazon.
 

L Ross

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Brad, how were those guns shooting? I made the mistake of letting a couple of my shooting friends scope one of my best shooting Springfields. I think I have Post Traumatic Scoping Disorder yet.
 

Brad

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They are shooting fine. I know the 686 has a massive carbon ring. I need to get after it soon. Luckily my wife doesn’t shoot many 357 mag loads so it isn’t an issue.

Here is a video of the bore of my 1911. This is uncleared after 200+ powder coated loads. I feel pretty confident that leading isn’t an issue. Accuracy is all I can ask for too.

 

Brad

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Just finished a Lee type sizer, .358. Here is the difference in finish between the rough drilled hole above the sizing portion which is over sized as it is merely a tube the bullets pass thru. The other is after final polishing to .358.

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gman

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They have a new rigid tube model out now. Recently watched a review of it. I like it.
 

Brad

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They have a new rigid tube model out now. Recently watched a review of it. I like it.
Mine is a 10” rigid tube model. Mine is USB, no WiFi. I am very pleased with it.
 

4and1

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I've had a Hawkeye for many years, they are great but just don't let any cutting fluid get on the mirror. I have only half of mine left. Hawkeye wants $75+ to fix the mirror. A Teslong is half that, and they let you see what you need. Not with quite as good of image as a Hawkeye, but plenty good enough.
 

popper

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Teslong 1.6.4 Android10.apk says google play is needed?
Android 10 made changes to permissions so might want to check that permission is granted to use the borescope - it is a camera and I think they are now locking them out unless permission is given. .
 

Ian

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it isn't permissions, been through all that first and last, it just won't display the camera image on my S9+. Downloaded six different apps from Play and none of them work anymore. Tried downloading a retro version of my video/camera driver software to the phone and got virus warnings.
 

4and1

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It took me a long time to give up my flip phone, it actually broke, so I bought a cheapy smart phone. Turns out it was cheap enough it didn't have what it takes for the apps. So I use a laptop I keep in my work room, and it runs Linux. Works fine.
 

Brad

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Ian’s experience is a large part of why I went with the USB version. Plug it in to the computer and it works. Windows 10 does fine with it.

As for discovering things I don’t want to know? If the gun shoots well enough to meet my needs I don’t care what the bore scope shows. Why I wanted is to be able to help find out why things aren’t working. I want to see the forcing cone better. I want to see what really works on the carbon ring in revolvers. I want to see the throat in a rifle and determine if it needs to be fixed if the rifle isn’t shooting as I expected.
 

Ian

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I bought a stand-alone borescope for work during the prime sale. It has a 6' lead and the mirrors suitable for bores larger than 5.5mm.
 

Brad

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By stand alone you mean it includes its own monitor? Captures video and stills?

Excellent
 
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