Originally Posted by Don_Parsons
I like how they inspected rifle bores in the old days.
This might come in handy for those that like gun shows and don't gave access to a bore scope.
From Carl G.
Back in the old days we had to rely on our eye sight and hopefully there was enough light in the building so we could see down the bore.
Our attention was looking for rust, pits and worn out sections at the throat where the bullets get underway as well as the crown.
After a while we got better at it and some folks got really good at it.
As the years passed, we started bringing our flash lights and a few different shades of paper in the attempt to illuminate the in-sides of the bores.
Another good test was called the tight patch push,,, of coures this was done after the barrel was clean.
A nice full length constant push "could" show signs of a buldge in the barrel,,, most of those are "normally found closer to the chamber or part way up from there.
A well trained eye can pick those areas out some times.
We had to rely on what we learned, there was no other option back then.
The trick that worked for me Don was being able to own alot of rifles, buying and selling 1000's of them made me keen to this.
Trying different things with the cleaning rod,another old trick I learned was looking threw a set of binoculars backwards,,, they are the best stethoscopes we have. 100+ zoom power as it allowed us to carefully inspect the crowns of the rifles,,, always looking for cleaning rod nicks.
Practic a bit Don, you'll get good at it,,, like the fellow I learned from.
Its hard to foul the eye and hand that knows what its looking for, hopefully I can rely on you to help me when my eyes grow dim and the feel of percussion is lost.
The above ideas are from my long time friend Carl G.
He would be glad to share this him self, but age and harvest season has him occupied. LOL.
The hardest part of his day is getting out of bed,,, but once he's at it,,, the old dog dosen't rest till noon and when the sun goes down.
Good Harvesting all as we try our best to keep those old pipes in shape for yet another season.
Western Canada Don
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