I recently bought a Lyman borescope from Amazon for about $250. They seem to be on perpetual backorder. So if you are curious about how they work, here are some pictures. The resolution is 320x240 so don't expect a lot of clarity, but you can see the general bore condition.
Just remember it's not a $900 Hawkeye or a $30,000 GE industrial, but it gets the job done well enough for $250.
The big lesson I learned is that a seller's description of " shiny bore with sharp lands" as "excellent" should always be taken with a grain of salt. I buy shooters not collectibles so I'm happy with what I have.
In order, the pictures are of the following firearms.
Pict0028 GermanP38
Pict0031 Mosin w/ hex receiver
Pict0033 FrenchMas 49/56 rearsenal
Pict0035 Japanese T38 Arisaka
Pict0039 SwedishM38 Mauser (Husky)
The magnification is pretty high on the pictures so the pits might look pretty bad, but they are all good shooters.Information
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