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I am considering a rifle (just the barrel, really) but even making an offer hinges on the condition of the bore. I am on one side of the country and the hopeful seller is on the other. Is it possible to have a barrel examined with a bore scope and have the results sent to me as some sort of computer file or DVD?

The Very limited experience I have with someone else's bore scope in my shop leads me to believe:
1. they are difficult to use and it requires an experienced and knowing operator.
2.For older or used rifles you are almost certainly going to see things you don't want to and aren't equipped to truly understand.
3. There is a huge amount of surface area revealed and unless you're in process, (can compare inside to outside) knowing even what region you were in is nearly impossible to determine.

While a bore scope in the hands of an experienced person is a marvel of wonderment. Anything less almost for sure will be confusing and concerning.
I'm sure it is possible to take pictures with one, but I have no idea how...
BTW: most of my experince was looking at the bores of brand-new quality barrels, the used barrel I tried was like crawling down a small NY city sewer, and it didn't look too bad with the naked eye!

I used to examine the insides of city sewers via a crawler camera for a living. I might have something of a basis of reference. Is there a read-out that shows which way is up and how far down the barrel the camera is?

What I really want to know is the condition of the bore and how well it shoots. The barrel is a Stevens-Pope, a 22 rimfire from about 1904. If it was shot with corrosive primers and put away without cleaning, it is probably done for. Putting a liner in it will not do. If anyone has a suggestion, I would sure like to hear it.

I think what you need is a good friend, or even a decent acquaintance who lives near the rifle and who can do even a 10 minute inspection of it. Buy him a bottle of wine or a case of good beer for his trouble, and one day, maybe the favor can be reversed.

I had this situation once on a very expensive rifle - pretty far out of my league, but I had a guy in Amsterdam where the rifle was supposed to be. So, why not ask Frans to take a peek at it.

Turned out the rifle didn't even exist - at least not in Amsterdam. It was a total fraud. The real rifle was in a safe in upstate Connecticut or something like that.

I have a borescope and have looked down a few barrels. Sometimes I see things and wonder how the barrel shoots so well.

Brent's idea sounds like the best one. I'll ask around.