Using an endoscope for reloading

No but i like mine for checking bores.

I prefer to not think about it!

I would… but I can never get the cases to do the proper amount of prep first .

(Not quite the same, but I had my second post-50 colonoscopy last week… they’re never much fun.)

Stay safe.

I've never used an endoscope for reloading but I've gotten a very good look at some colons with one.

I used mine to inspect brass on the inside,

I use mine for inspection if a case warrants it. They can only see so far down before every thing is blurry. Then the bore scope comes out.

There are people that use cameras, mirrors and position of body to be able to put an eyeball on powder charges. Hornady even has a powder check die one has to look at directly for each charge or it’s useless.

CoalCrackerAl said:

I used mine to inspect brass on the inside,

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That might be the best 30/06 gas gun tool ever. Can you see a case head separation issue? I guess resolution of the camera would make a big difference.

Yes i can see down to the case head. I used mine in my 30.06 dies. I had to clean the carbon out with a bore brush to see well. Back when i have having the ring around the outside. My bore scope i can adjust the focus and it comes with different mirrors for different applications.

frogfurr said:

Does anyone use one of these to check their powder charges?

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Sure! Easy.......I'm surprised more don't try it. All it takes is a Chinese bore scope an old seater die you don't need, a case that fits the bore scope and some epoxy putty......and a 12V wall wart.



This project was done before I bought a 3D printer.....now I would just print something to replace the steel die barrel. The video below is a quick and dirty one but it demos what's possible.

Riomouse911 said:

I would… but I can never get the cases to do the proper amount of prep first .

(Not quite the same, but I had my second post-50 colonoscopy last week… they’re never much fun.)

Stay safe.

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I hope your endo is in good shape. I am on a ten year cycle for mine. They never find anything.

HowieG said:

I hope your endo is in good shape. I am on a ten year cycle for mine. They never find anything.

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You better hope they never do......for my son-in-law's dad, the cutting never ends. They never get all the cancer.....he doesn't have long now, and he's ready to move on....had enough.

GW Staar said:

You better hope they never do......for my son-in-law's dad, the cutting never ends. They never get all the cancer.....he doesn't have long now, and he's ready to move on....had enough.

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You can have precancer polyps. That's what they find mostly. You get on a five year cycle with those.

Polyps aside,
I use good lighting for checking powder levels. A flashlight if necessary. My bore (endo) scope is used for bore inspection among other small-space jobs around the house.

frogfurr said:

Does anyone use one of these to check their powder charges?

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I DO have an endoscope.

But since I am a handloader, what I prefer to do in checking the uniformity of my powder charges is to tilt the reloading tray at a 45 degree angle and then see if a consistent shadow is cast on the case wall.

This has proven remarkably effective in not only determining charge consistency, but detecting potential squib loadings.

I use a couple of mirrors and an LED. Cheap and good enough to see if the powder is missing or if a double charge is sneaking through. I've never seen a double charge, and I've only had 1 squib in 20 years, which could have been loaded before the mirrors were installed.

These pictures were posted here about 10-12 years ago.



Added a laser a couple years after setting up the mirrors. An extra grain is pretty easy to spot. An empty case glows like a burning bed of coals. This pic is a double shot.



This is a normal charge.

frogfurr said:

I was diagnosed with colon cancer three years ago . Had 18" of my colon surgically removed.

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Sorry to hear that. Cancer is never a good thing. There is evidence that Iodine is an anti cancer agent at the cell level and your Thyroid distributes it throughout the body. When the thyroid slows down, cancer starting in the glands can find you. You don't have to just wait and do nothing. Iodine can be supplemented with "Lugols Iodine" over the counter. Evidence is out there that it makes a difference. Do your own research....good luck. I've seen articles on it and intestinal/stomach cancers. Taking it is harmless otherwise....like eating Japanese sea weed as they do...only no taste.

I've been taking 8 drops in water every day for 3 years....and my enlarged prostate has returned to normal.....my wife had a non working thyroid and goiter....which the MD's removed. The after was pure hell, in spite of taking the prescribed synthetic T4 hormone.....until she started taking Lugols iodine every day.....symptoms of no thyroid went away.

GaryL said:

I use a couple of mirrors and an LED. Cheap and good enough to see if the powder is missing or if a double charge is sneaking through. I've never seen a double charge, and I've only had 1 squib in 20 years, which could have been loaded before the mirrors were installed.

These pictures were posted here about 10-12 years ago.

Added a laser a couple years after setting up the mirrors. An extra grain is pretty easy to spot. An empty case glows like a burning bed of coals. This pic is a double shot.

This is a normal charge.

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Looks like something from Rube Goldberg (machine)

Rule3 said:

Looks like something from Rube Goldberg (machine)

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I wouldn't be honest if I didn't admit that it sometimes acts like one.

I don't have an enoscope, but if I had a borescope, I'd check suspect brass for incipent head failure.

frogfurr said:

Does anyone use one of these to check their powder charges?

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No. I have a da "endoscope a da eye ball" and a flash light.

Im not a reloader, but I have use my bore scope from work to inspect a old shotgun barrel..