Endoscope and my Hornady Press and the Mighty Armory Die

[runnin n gunnin]

So my son and I were talking about rifle barrels and he asked if I had a bore scope (he is in medicine so he said endoscope, you know the think they check our colon with !) I said no, but was thinking of buying one for several uses, not just as a bore scope. Well, he gave me one for Xmas.

I finally got around to putting it all together. I attached the monitor to my press at eye level when I sit on my stool and load with industrial Velcro so I can take it off for other uses. . It is directly in front of me and very easy to see. I took a yellow silicone plug and drilled out the center and inserted the camera. I put the plug into a Hornady bushing so I can easily remove it or move it to a different station.

I placed the camera after the powder drop, and now I can easily see if I failed to drop any powder, double charged, etc. I have used a powder cop, but it is awkward to have to continue to look up at the PC. With the monitor I can see everything including the powder drop. I also use it for things such as inspecting shotgun hulls to see if they are straight wall, beveled, cupped, etc. Clear as day and works great.

The other thing I just picked up was a Mighty Armory Universal de-capping die (The red die in the picture). It will decap any caliber I shoot including 9mm, 38/357, 45acp, 45 Colt, 45/70, 7mm, all of it. It is screwed into a Hornady bushing and once adjusted to the plate, I never have to adjust it again for any caliber. It does not resize, only decaps which is what I want. It is a unique design and is rock solid, the pin is machined and guerrilla strong. ((No more broken or bent pins).

So my process is to decap then sonic clean to get the primer pockets as well. The problem I had before was if I had exceptional dirty brass, I could not lube it to decap/resize. Now I decap, clean, then rezice and bell, primer then powder, bullet and crimp. We all have our individual processes, and this one is not for everyone, but I am OC about my loading and am very happy with it.

Anyway, FYI for those that are interested.

The image on the monitor is looking down a 12 Gauge Federal shotgun hull

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looking down the Federal Hull

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Red Mighty Armory Universal Decap Die and the silicone plug with the endoscope camera inserted.

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AND WHEN IT REALLY GETS TOUGH, BREAK GLASS ! ! !

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[Hatchdog]

^^^^^^^^^

Nice!

[fortyshooter]

Now that is a high tech setup!

[clovishound]

I stand at my press, so the powder cop works well for me as is. I only have to glance at it on the down stroke.

Having said that, I'm in the camp of whatever works for you, as long as you actually check your powder drops. Looks like this fits your needs quite nicely.

I may have to get one of those to check bores with. Nice to be able to actually see what is in the bore. Not a problem with a handgun barrel that is around 3 - 4 inches long. It's another story with a rifle barrel 20 inches or more. Often it's the area near the chamber that I really need to see clearly. Not happening looking down a 20 inch barrel. I'm sure there are some other uses for it to peer into places I can't get to otherwise. Sometimes I can get my eye in a position to see what I'm looking for, but can't get the right angle on my progressive glasses to be able to focus on it. Sometimes there no way I can get even close to getting my eyes in the area. I can envisage a number of times when it would be a great tool for working on cars where everything is shoehorned into the engine compartment.

[JEBar]

outstanding .... truly outstanding

[BigAl52]

Ditto what Forty said.

[Headhog]

Great setup. Anytime you can improve your firearm inspection and also reloading process is super.

Paul

[runnin n gunnin]

I may have to get one of those to check bores with

Very true CH, another reason I wanted this. I have used it as I said to check shotgun hulls as their specific construction drives the correct wad for the correct pressure and I never found a way to really see without cutting it apart.

I also have scoped some rifles. The nice thing about this scope is it has two cameras, one on the bottom and one on the side, both with LED lights. I put it in the throat of a rifle and I can rotate it 360 degrees to really see, and I can do a split screen on the monitor.

The only PIA is that it comes with 16 feet of cable, so I have to keep it rolled up and tied.

Anytime you can improve your firearm inspection and also reloading process is super.

I agree Paul, one of the great things on this forum is to see all of the tweaks and set ups that every one does. One size does not fit all !