I haven't shot the Browning .45-70 much, preferring the less recoil of the Sharps .40-65
Wayne
Stevens 44
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Shiloh Sharps .40-65
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Browning .45-70
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Teslong's 26" stainless rod version. I had a Hawkeye which is certainly top of the line but would have cost a bunch of bucks to upgrade to take photos or videos. The Testlong plugs into the USB port in my desktop PC or a smart phone. Very nice for the price.
Kenny, I generally agree with you but I like to keep tabs on any leading & carbon fouling before it builds up to the point of affecting accuracy. The Teslong borescope is very quick & easy to use. And if carbon or leading is identified the borescope displays when sufficient cleaning has removed it. I tend to use it more with smokeless rifles and handguns. For example, I put 200 rounds of jacketed bullets through my 7.62x39 AR15. After cleaning it the patches came out white & looked great visually. But the borescope indicated the chrome bore was coated with carbon & required approximately 1000 passes of bore paste & carbon remover to get it all out.Kenny Wasserburger wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:31 pm I don’t worry much about bore scoping unless I am having an issue.
Poor accuracy or issues with excessive leading or cleaning issues.
If it shoots well, why bother.![]()
Kenny Wasserburger
Ouch,TexasMac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:14 pmKenny, I generally agree with you but I like to keep tabs on any leading & carbon fouling before it builds up to the point of affecting accuracy. The Teslong borescope is very quick & easy to use. And if carbon or leading is identified the borescope displays when sufficient cleaning has removed it. I tend to use it more with smokeless rifles and handguns. For example, I put 200 rounds of jacketed bullets through my 7.62x39 AR15. After cleaning it the patches came out white & looked great visually. But the borescope indicated the chrome bore was coated with carbon & required approximately 1000 passes of bore paste & carbon remover to get it all out.Kenny Wasserburger wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:31 pm I don’t worry much about bore scoping unless I am having an issue.
Poor accuracy or issues with excessive leading or cleaning issues.
If it shoots well, why bother.![]()
Kenny Wasserburger
Wayne
The GM Top Cylinder cleaner sounds like a great recommendation. I'll try it. I've used top cylinder cleaner in my younger years (many years ago) when overhauling engines but never thought about it for bore carbon removal.Kenny Wasserburger wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:21 pmOuch,TexasMac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:14 pmKenny, I generally agree with you but I like to keep tabs on any leading & carbon fouling before it builds up to the point of affecting accuracy. The Teslong borescope is very quick & easy to use. And if carbon or leading is identified the borescope displays when sufficient cleaning has removed it. I tend to use it more with smokeless rifles and handguns. For example, I put 200 rounds of jacketed bullets through my 7.62x39 AR15. After cleaning it the patches came out white & looked great visually. But the borescope indicated the chrome bore was coated with carbon & required approximately 1000 passes of bore paste & carbon remover to get it all out.Kenny Wasserburger wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:31 pm I don’t worry much about bore scoping unless I am having an issue.
Poor accuracy or issues with excessive leading or cleaning issues.
If it shoots well, why bother.![]()
Kenny Wasserburger
Wayne
I use Butch’s BP Bore Shine to clean and Mpro7 to wipe with for that very reason carbon build up, so many don’t think it’s an issue. But I know better. Have you ever tried GM Top Cylinder cleaner it will cut carbon real well.
Kenny