Hawkeye Borescopes
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JerrySharrett
Senile Member
Lester Bruno probably sells the most Hawkeyes and most times has the better prices.
If your eyesight is not the best and/or you want to look at minute details in the bore this light is a good feature. Looking at a bore for chamber/bore conditions and inspecting chamber alignment, carbon/copper buildup, things like that, can be seen with the standard penlight that comes with the basic unit well enough.
If your eyesight is not the best and/or you want to look at minute details in the bore this light is a good feature. Looking at a bore for chamber/bore conditions and inspecting chamber alignment, carbon/copper buildup, things like that, can be seen with the standard penlight that comes with the basic unit well enough.
M.D.Spencer
New member
Bore scope
I bought one from Bruno, just under $700. This was last year. Later on I up graded to the L.E.D light. Wow, what a difference!!!! Some much so that I almost had a new friend. He was showing me his .222 Remington in a Model 700 classic. Gees, that Remmy barrel looked a Little bad. Found a inclusion ( a black pit ) in the barrel. My, my, the things you don't want to see. Is it worth the money??? Oh yes in deed.
Mark D. Spencer
I bought one from Bruno, just under $700. This was last year. Later on I up graded to the L.E.D light. Wow, what a difference!!!! Some much so that I almost had a new friend. He was showing me his .222 Remington in a Model 700 classic. Gees, that Remmy barrel looked a Little bad. Found a inclusion ( a black pit ) in the barrel. My, my, the things you don't want to see. Is it worth the money??? Oh yes in deed.
Mark D. Spencer
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gunsmither
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Ditto on the LED
I found the LED upgrade at Wal Mart while scouting their non existent gun section. It's made by an outfit called Nite Eyes, or something like that if I recall. They also make a switch for the Maglight that goes on the rear end which might be handy.
Checked out a customers Savage .204 Ruger with my newly Nite Eyed Borescope a few weeks ago, and it seems a lot brighter. The cross over reamer and drill marks showed up much better. It was so bad I thought it was a Remington!
I found the LED upgrade at Wal Mart while scouting their non existent gun section. It's made by an outfit called Nite Eyes, or something like that if I recall. They also make a switch for the Maglight that goes on the rear end which might be handy.
Checked out a customers Savage .204 Ruger with my newly Nite Eyed Borescope a few weeks ago, and it seems a lot brighter. The cross over reamer and drill marks showed up much better. It was so bad I thought it was a Remington!
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chino69
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Nova lightsource
I bought a Hawkeye with the Nova lightsource and it's definitely brighter and whiter than the standard Mag Light. I just found out about this LED upgrade and it's a hell of alot cheaper than the Nova. If I were you, I would go with the LED bulb and save money. If I remember correctly, the Nova lightsource was about $150 more.
Something else to consider. I bought the 22" light with the Nova source and hardcase. With a custom barrel, I'm really only interested in the throat area and occassionally the crown. In restrospect, I could have made do with the basic unit, a shorter light tube, and saved money.
Chino69
I bought a Hawkeye with the Nova lightsource and it's definitely brighter and whiter than the standard Mag Light. I just found out about this LED upgrade and it's a hell of alot cheaper than the Nova. If I were you, I would go with the LED bulb and save money. If I remember correctly, the Nova lightsource was about $150 more.
Something else to consider. I bought the 22" light with the Nova source and hardcase. With a custom barrel, I'm really only interested in the throat area and occassionally the crown. In restrospect, I could have made do with the basic unit, a shorter light tube, and saved money.
Chino69
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Big Al
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I just did the Wally world upgrade. In a few words, wear your sunglasses! Mine is so bright it glares and I can't see squat without my sunglasses on.
$6.00 bucks from Wally world, seems a little cheaper than $150.00.
Happy for the tip, thanks.