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Just wanted to give an update:
I found this on amazon with a 5.5 mm head,
http://www.amazon.com/GCA-Waterproof.../dp/B00N4L5N4A
works REALLY well for looking inside barrels,
I scoped my 7mag browning bar and saw a whole bunch of copper closer to the chamber.
For $19 I paid for it, it rocks.
The rifling is easy to see.
I have not tried to shove it down a 223 but in theory it should fit.
So it just plugs into your computer? Is there any soft ware that comes with it? Im going to order one but would like to hear a little more on how it works.
yeah, it just plugs in your pc, it does come with cd but I avoid putting Chinese sourced cds in my computer.
I downloaded iSpy free version, it does great for snapping pics and taking videos and uses high compression codecs.
you could just plug it and view it via Skype, messanger, google hangout, just pick this camera as source.
Thanks rex i got one on the way. I was looking at the layman but for $20 bucks ill try this one out.
Thanks for the review! Seems like a great way to go. Basically just buying the camera and using pc as the monitor.
Should make proving or disproving bore cleaner results much more accurate and reliable.
Not to mention checking for throat erosion, phantom burrs and rings.
Thanks for the lead, Stockrex. I just ordered one too. I've been using a Snap On borescope inspection camera but it won't fit down my .223 barrel. Still I could see into muzzle and see copper much better than my eyeball. This might just do the trick.
5.5mm may still be too tight for a .223 barrel.
They have a 5mm for a couple dollars more. I think it is 16' long, just go through the " most viewed" section when you get to the site.
I just got mine today and have been goofing around with it using VLC. Thanks for the tip!
Cool I got one on the way.
Dang it, should have looked a bit more 5mm would have been nice,
but 5.5 gotta do for now,
post some pics guys,
I am going to take a few old barrels out and scope em tonight after I get done working on my ridgeline. :-)
What kind of view does it give you. Forward or to the side like a traditional borescope
Just ordered the 5mm version. Can't wait to see what my barrels really look like.
side, lol no,Quote:
Originally Posted by Rooster 50
forward view, but still not bad, will post a few pics in a few.
...some of them have an accessory mirror that clips into the end of it and you can see 90 degrees. I just wanted to know if this one did
I ordered the 5mm one as well says it will be here the 14th.
My computer illiteracy must be slapping me upside the head again as I can't find any reference to the 5mm camera.
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yeah, someone pls post a link, I could not find it too.
my mistake I thought the 5m in the lower link was size it is not I went back and looked at my order it is the 5.5mm. The Assumption thing biting me again.
That one is 5 meter cable length I believe the head or camera is 8.5mm on that one from looking at others listings that listing doesn't have the camera size or at least I didn't read it.
That splains it. I'll wait to hear how the 5.5 works in the 223 bore.
It doesn't. Mine had a little trouble getting into a .243 bore!
Sorry about that I didn't read far enough and the other 5mm camera if you read the specs. has an O D of 14.? mm. Looks like the smallest is 5.5mm.
Mine showed up yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to mess with it yet. Plan on playing with it this evening when I get home from work.
mine will be here the 17th...not sure what happened with my first order but it never came and i was never charged.
I followed the link above and ordered the 5.5 mm one from amazon. Arrived in two days! And yes, it does fit nicely down the bore of my .223. I downloaded VLC and when I plug the camera into my Mac, the LEDs light up, but I can seem to get a screen picture. Guess I'll have to wait until my son comes home from college and show this techno-idiot how to use it.:noidea:
Update: Gave up on the Mac and plugged it into my PC. Had it up and onscreen within 30 seconds. REALLY hate the Mac operating system….
Pushed the camera down the bore of my 223 but resolution was pretty pathetic. I got the 720P/30fps, 5.5 mm model and it really isn't up to the job of inspecting the bore. Minimum focal distance is listed as 2 cm. Not sure what I'll use it for, maybe take it fishing and do a little "hook and look".
post some pics bro,Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas10
I can see my leade, copper, etc. pics coming soon
Ok, figured out how to upload a pic. This is of chamber with empty brass. Camera head is about 3/4 inch away, minimum focal distance.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...&1428875208372
Here's a view down the barrel from muzzle end.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...&1428875208373
View of model 12, 223 chamber
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...&1428875208372
Cool photo from camera inserted into chamber and nearing muzzle end of barrel
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...&1428875208373
View of throat/leade lacks sufficient detail to be useful in my opinion
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1428789823
can someone else post a few pics? i got mine yesterday down loaded VLC and it dont work so well...mine looks like the last pic Texas10 posted through the entire barrel. i can see the copper but everything is VERY blurry...is part of the problem an older computer and monitor? i didnt expect it to look like a $2k scope but thought it would be a little clearer than it is.
Texas10's are pretty representative of mine as well.
My pics of my .270 after I shot it this morning. Now who can tell me what I am looking at in my barrel. Last pic is the chamber.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...psimsdnmit.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscfpddwfl.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps2wsoc81c.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps14m9bsan.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...psl1tie6mk.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps24e4xhfc.jpg
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...psuoinj21f.jpg
I found that I get better pic when I look at the bore in the dark or dim light,
It's a bit nauseating...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYc6ZiCKG-s
you mean the part about signing in to see the video? lol
I puked few times and could not stand upright for few minutes ;-)
good vid,
I have to play with the light source and vid setting and see if that makes a difference,
did you have the light on the camera off or dim and a light source at the muzzle? also what program are you using for the scope? your video is much clearer than what i see through mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrThunder88
The light on the camera was fairly dim, and I was trying to block the sunlight coming in the muzzle using a white pill bottle. The bottle still left things pretty bright.
I used VLC to record.