Has the fad been forgotten?

[Muddyboots]

Ahhh, the Teslong Carbon Ring! These are one bad group of dudes! I wouldn't mess with them!

I will say I really like using my Teslong inspecting inside of case at web for potential degree of separation. If it reaches 6 degrees, I usually have some Bacon.

 

[bamban]

What carbon ring?

Supporting 18 juniors, this is one tool we use for routine maintenance. No need to disassemble upper, I made a delrin guide for the extended shaft with a T handle and a coupler to attach to the CRR. Go in through the back of the upper with a little cutting oil on the front end give it a couple of spins till the CRR bottoms out on the chamber shoulder.

CRR was made from carbide, HSS will not survive long cutting carbon built up. Read the note at the bottom of the picture. It describes what section is sharpened.

 

[Weaver93]

I bought a borescope about 6 months ago and loaned it to my buddy as soon as I got it! He has been scrubbing barrels ever since. I even showed him how to focus it in his black powder longrifles.....I may never see him again!

 

[Rosebud]

Until last year I had never heard of a carbon ring. Been reloading over40 years.

 

[Pdvdh]

What carbon ring?

Supporting 18 juniors, this is one tool we use for routine maintenance. No need to disassemble upper, I made a delrin guide for the extended shaft with a T handle and a coupler to attach to the CRR. Go in through the back of the upper with a little cutting oil on the front end give it a couple of spins till the CRR bottoms out on the chamber shoulder.

CRR was made from carbide, HSS will not survive long cutting carbon built up. Read the note at the bottom of the picture. It describes what section is sharpened.

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Who knew???

 

[manitou]

I refuse to buy a borescope. I have had no issues for fifty years without one. My OCD would have me selling every gun after 80 shots down the tube!
Just read an article the other day of a competition shooter doing a test and he has fired over 3500 rounds from a rifle without cleaning, and still holding accuracy.
Ignorance is bliss they say.

Heck, us guys over-analyze EVERYTING! Point-in-fact: I am betting this goes at least 14 pages, lol.
Ever read some guy's reloading procedures? I would die of old age before getting sufficient ammo loaded using their processes!
Would quit shooting if I had to follow some of their procedures.
Many professional shooters (ex:EC) follow pretty simple reloading procedures, use good equipment and achieve great success.
We sometimes overthink things... and over react IMO.

 

[Ol' Red]

What carbon ring?

Supporting 18 juniors, this is one tool we use for routine maintenance. No need to disassemble upper, I made a delrin guide for the extended shaft with a T handle and a coupler to attach to the CRR. Go in through the back of the upper with a little cutting oil on the front end give it a couple of spins till the CRR bottoms out on the chamber shoulder.

CRR was made from carbide, HSS will not survive long cutting carbon built up. Read the note at the bottom of the picture. It describes what section is sharpened.

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That's too many numbers to digest at lunch.

 

[bamban]

That's too many numbers to digest at lunch.

Lol. Just look at the 45 degree cut "N" on forward. The rest don't matter, just help guide the sharpened sections.

 

[Hugnot]

I like gagets and because bore scopes are good I will be compelled to buy one. In addtion to checking out rifle bores I can peer into brass cases & look for incipient head separations. Should any other commmon house hold item fail that cannot be easily checked out from the exterior my bore scope might enable me to see what's happening.

Carbon is black & nasty and it is blamed for causing rock hard deposits in rifle bores and also is blamed for causing horrible climate change when it bonds with oxygen. The carbon problem has created an urgent need to clean rifle bores and to have cool summers; many industries can be started up to reap $ benefits thus helping shooters & polar bears.

 

[Pdvdh]

Teslong is very nice. Guys just need to be reasonable responding to what it allows you to see.

 

[Chadp82]

I bought a borescope about 6 months ago and loaned it to my buddy as soon as I got it! He has been scrubbing barrels ever since. I even showed him how to focus it in his black powder longrifles.....I may never see him again!

Kind of seems like a people version of a dog chasing it's tail.

 

[Weaver93]

Kind of seems like a people version of a dog chasing it's tail.

The only down side is his wife is a little p***ed about the dining room table.

 

[birddog 68]

Until last year I had never heard of a carbon ring

Once I got on this forum I found out all about them and how everyone needs a borescope. After a little thought I realized that I've been shooting for 40+ years and never had a issue so why make it one.
I'm with manitou and life's way too short to make a non problem a problem.

 

[Terry Lightle]

Just to make you feel better,I cleaned a carbon ring out of my 223 last Saturday lol