Some bore scope pictures of my breech face

[Maillemaker]

I was cleaning my Enfield last weekend when I discovered that it felt funny when I pushed a pipe cleaner down the fire channel with the nipple out. Tried to stick a pick down the hole and it would not go in very far. I had stopped pulling my barrel and cleaning it in my utility sink as folks has said it was bad for accuracy to pull the barrel. So I had been doing it just with patches and brushes and a breech scraper.

So, I stuck my cheap-o endoscope down the bore and saw this:



You can see the fuzz around the hole in the "breech face" where the pipe cleaner had been coming through the wall of coke.

At first from this picture I first worried that there might be a bullet impacted down there.

Next go at cleaning got me this far:



You can see my pick sticking through the fire channel.

Finally I pulled the barrel and used my breech scraper while the breech was submerged in my utility sink full of hot soapy water.




This has taught me to be a little more vigilant in my cleaning of the breech face.

Steve

[Lou Lou Lou]

Consider polishing the breech face. That will make it less susceptible to stuff sticking to it

[Kevin Tinny]

Super informative and thanks, Steve:
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Please share info about the endoscope and where to obtain one.
My expensive one won't reach that far. Thanks.

Kevin Tinny

[Maillemaker]

I got this one via some facebook-pushed ad. But you can find them on ebay or amazon for like $15.

https://www.amazon.com/DEPSTECH-Endo.../dp/B0749BQG1B

$5:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-5mm-Probe...C/183311072146

Be aware that not all Android phones support video cameras. I discovered this the hard way. However, my PC works fine with the borescope using Oasis video capture software (free).

https://www.oasisscientific.com/downloads.html

I wish they made these with a higher-resolution camera but it's pretty amazing for $15.

Steve

[Kevin Tinny]

Tx, Steve:

Your photo's are very revealing.
Technology IS our friend.

Kevin

[threepdr]

I wish they had those cheap bore scopes for Iphones.

[PoorJack]

Here's the view of my Colt Contract after cleaning. These cheapo endoscopes really help see just what's with the breech area

[Fire18WFD]

I wish they had those cheap bore scopes for Iphones.

I have one and works great with my iphone.

[melnic]

Thx for sharing.

I have a Wifi scope that works on my iphone.
Because SOO much black soot comes out in my bucket when I pull the barrel, I have been hesitant to NOT pull the barrel when cleaning.

Has anyone got a thread or web site they follow for cleaning procedure w/o pulling the barrel and what tools to use?

[Lou Lou Lou]

You could use a tube from the nipple into a bucket. They sell attachments with different threads to fit different guns