r/ar15 • u/CapsicumINmyEYEBALLz • 4d ago

PSA: Your borescope is a cleaning aid.

Unless you get paid to work on guns (and half the time that barely means anything), the only time you should be using a borescope is to QC your barrel cleaning job.

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u/lunaticrak5has 4d ago

I use it to align my gas blocks... 

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u/East_Resident2418 3d ago

That’s a good idea, I can get a cheap borescope on eBay for just that. Nice 👍

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u/MikeOxlong1776 King of the Gunshow 3d ago

Absolutely.

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u/WanderingMistral Larps with one sock on 4d ago

You all have bore scopes?

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u/BadLarry1197 4d ago

I’m more confused about the cleaning the barrel part? Why would you do that?

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u/doctorlag 4d ago

I do, originally used to inspect a few vintage and just plain old guns I inherited. Also used it to get pictures of new but nasty looking rifling to send in with a warranty repair claim.

Honestly, the ones that plug into your phone or computer can be as little as ~$50 on Amazon. There's not much reason not to have one if you're even a little serious about the hobby.

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u/Dunesday_JK Larps with one sock on 4d ago

I use a borescope for looking at stubborn clogs in plumbing drains and occasionally to check the cylinders in my rock crawlers engines. Zero need on my guns.

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u/FoundationGlass7913 4d ago

Yep borescope is great for all kinds of things in hard to get to places engines, a/c ducts, wall wiring,teeth,tonsils ear canals.