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Lyman Borescope

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Do any of you have any experience with the Lyman Borescope? I was looking at the reviews on Midway and they are mixed. Of the 12 reviews 8 gave 5 stars
and 4 gave 1 star because they couldn't link up to the unit. Nothing in between.

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I have a Lyman Borescope, and I can't recommend it. It's difficult to get a consistent clear view as the camera rod is moved through the bore. The view lens is quite small too. I switched to a much cheaper Teslong borescope that has a ridged 26" camera rod. It uses a USB cable to connect to a computer screen. It gives a near perfect view and can be used with or without a 90* mirror tip that really shows the rifling well. Go with the Teslong!

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Re: Lyman Borescope

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Thanks, Shasta. Good information, I seen the Teslong on Midways site, but it did not have any reviews. They are cheaper to boot!

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Thanks ya'll. Good question and answer.
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I concur with Shasta. Lyman seemed to never be in focus. Only good if your any blurry pictures.
Teslong is much, much better.
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Thanks for all your replies fellas.

Does anyone have a preference of a ridged or flexible shaft?

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My twin once bought himself a high $$ top-of-the-line Hawkeye bore scope; it works great -- and even better, it's been in my cellar for years.

But more often than not, I turn instead to the cheap <$20 Wifi bore or endoscope I got off of ebay (see 1st image). It works really well and allows you to take a decent image with your PC or phone camera -- even without using a 90-degree mirror.

Tips on use:
1. If you're not down at the end of the bore where you'll get reflected light (see 2nd image -- it took me awhile to get all that BP crud out of the corner of my .58 caliber Zouave rifle), then simply advance a cleaning patch down the bore ahead of the scope -- then pull it back and adjust the brightness level as needed.

2. But caution! "Too rough" of a fabric weave WILL show up as reflections on the bore and scare you at first -- ask me how I know that!? -- but it does allow a decent straight-on image of the lands and grooves (see 3rd image).

Good luck.

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Thanks for the tip Old No. 7! I had not thought of that. I will check out Ebay and see what they have.

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You can't look down a bore with it, but I got a dinky little microscope that you clip onto a cell phone that actually takes really high quality images of stuff. A patient uses it to track her skin lesions because she's got high risk for melanoma.

It was $9 I believe, which is really crazy, but there really isn't much to it other than an LED light and some lenses and a clip that holds it on to your phone.
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Don't bother with the Lyman borescope- mine did not last very long before the connector from the scope to the unit broke off. It is not repairable.
Get a Teslong instead- less money and much better resolution.
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bgmkithaca wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:30 am Don't bother with the Lyman borescope- mine did not last very long before the connector from the scope to the unit broke off. It is not repairable.
Get a Teslong instead- less money and much better resolution.
Thanks. That another good word on the Teslong.

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Re: Lyman Borescope

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I own two of those endoscopes from Ebay sellers. They are great and cost me $13 EA. back when I got mine 4 yrs. ago. They connect to my laptop or my smart phone, and I downloaded the program off the internet with the site given in the paperwork.
Mine both have 15 ft. cords and will do .22 caliber bores because they are 5mm. One thing I did discover is they have a bright light that floods the bore, and they need something to reflect off of. I push a white patch into the bore with my scope and then back the scope up 2"-3" to get a good clear image. Then just work my way down the bore 2"-3" at a time checking it.
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I ordered one of the Ebay scopes just like the one in Old No. 7's picture. I ordered the one with the 5.5 MM camera and 16ft. cable. I will find a lot of uses for
it I know. We had one at my former work and it was handy for a lot of things. We used it mostly to inspect the cylinders on the 1500hp Waukesha nat. gas engines. That unit cost $20,000 ! :shock: :shock:
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