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Visual Optics 36_ Borescope - VSOVO36-6W $412.99 MPN #VSOVO36-6W. Visual Optics 36_ Borescope. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope PV2 36inch OB - SLIPV2300 $192.49 MPN #SLIPV2300. Pro Vision Borescope PV2 36" OB. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope 18In 5.6Mm - SLIPV618 $142.89 MPN #SLIPV618. Pro Vision Borescope 18In 5.6Mm. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope 36In 5.6Mm - SLIPV636 $171.49 MPN #SLIPV636. Pro Vision Borescope 36In 5.6Mm. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope Pv2 18inch Ob - SLIPV2100 $160.99 MPN #SLIPV2100. Pro Vision Borescope Pv2 18" Ob. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope PV2 36inch NO - SLIPV2636 $195.79 MPN #SLIPV2636. Pro Vision Borescope PV2 36" NO. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope Pv2 18inch No - SLIPV2618 $159.39 MPN #SLIPV2618. Pro Vision Borescope Pv2 18" No. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope Flexible 1 - SLIPV100 $147.39 MPN #SLIPV100. Pro Vision Borescope Flexible 1. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Tracer Products Cobra Borescope Uv/W - TRATP-9350 $194.79 MPN #TRATP-9350. Tracer Products Cobra Borescope Uv/W. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Pro Vision Borescope Kit 36In S - SLIPV300 $166.99 MPN #SLIPV300. Pro Vision Borescope Kit 36In S. Most Shop Equipment products are available for in-store pickup from Advance Auto Parts.

Portable LCD Video Borescope with Recording pipe camera $255.79 Portable LCD Video Borescope with Recording

USB Borescope Endoscope Inspection Camera 5M Waterproof $28.98 USB Borescope Endoscope Inspection Camera 5M Waterproof

Hawkeye Limited Edition Borescope Hawkeye Limited Edition Borescope $679.99 The Limited Edition Borescope from Gradient Lens offers the same Hawkeye quality at a more affordable price. The 17 inch Borescope includes the same light source mirror adapter and cleaning kit as the regular Hawkeye HS17FE-K. Saving are passed on to shooters with the omission of the focusing eyepiece and hard case. The borescope is shipped in a padded cardboard case (works well for storage too) and can be disassembled for focusing in seconds with included Allen wrench. The Limited Edition Borescope is perfect for the individual shooter or gunsmith who does not require a protective hard case. Focus is pre-set for 22 to 30 caliber barrels. Mfg: Gradient Lens

22" Slim Borescope Only 22" Slim Borescope $1095 The New Hawkeye Shot Edition 22-inch Slim Borescope allows you to purchase used guns and inspect and clean your own with confidence. Hawkeye is a trusted brand in top-notch diagnostic borescopes for shooters and gunsmiths alike. Use the 22-inch Shot Edition Borescope to ensure bores are clean and not eroded. This borescope offers a 0-degree direction-of-view and 42-degree field-of-view. Mfg: Gradient Lens SPECS: Durable steel construction tube length: 559MM outside diameter: .165 inches.

Pro Vision 2-in-1' Borescope with 18 Flexible Shaft. Each $146.34 Manufacturer: Pro Vision. Each. Features and Benefits: 2 in 1 shaft configurations provide 2 scopes in one package Stay on switch with auto shutoff saves battery life Improved focus mechanism stays set to technician's eye Lightweight ergonomic design is

12" Slim Borescope Kit 12" Slim Borescope Kit $960.99 The New Hawkeye Shot Edition 12-inch Slim Borescope Kit helps find even the smallest erosions in bores which helps keep your firearm in pristine condition. Each component in this quality diagnostic kit is from Hawkeye a name you can trust. This Shot Edition Borescope Kit includes a 12-inch Slim Borescope that has a 0-degree direction-of-view and 42-degree field-of-view. A rotating 90-degree direction-of-view is achieved by sliding the Slim Mirror Tube onto the scope. The mini Maglite is made of durable steel sheds ample light and even comes with two AA batteries. All pieces of this borescope kit have a protected spot in the lockable metal carrying case. Mfg: Gradient Lens SPECS: Kit includes 12-inch shooting edition Hawkeye borescope with an outside diameter of .165 inches slim mirror tube has outside diameter of .188 inches mini Maglite includes two AA batteries lockable black metal case with protective foam interior. Kit Includes:12-inch Slim Hawkeye Borescope

FREE SHIPPING 5M USB Waterproof Endoscope Borescope Inspection Camera $28.42 FREE SHIPPING 5M USB Waterproof Endoscope Borescope Inspection Camera

Free Dropshipping/Car Inspection VIDEO BORESCOPE Flexible Snake tool Camera $100 Free Dropshipping/Car Inspection VIDEO BORESCOPE Flexible Snake tool Camera

Borescope Case Hawkeye Carry Case $95 All aluminum case; attache-style handle and locking hasps. Accepts Borescope Mirror Attachment Mini-Maglight source and 2 spare AA batteries. Mfg: Gradient Lens

Slim Borescope Kit 7" Slim Borescope Kit $809.99 With the Hawkeye Shot Edition Slim Borescope Kit you can buy used guns or analyze the interior of your firearm with confidence. This precise diagnostic kit allows you to ensure that bores are clean and not eroded which means you will shoot straight every time. This Slim Borescope Kit features all the pieces you will need to keep your guns clean and in proper working condition. Included in this kit is the Slim Borescope that has a 0-degree direction-of-view and 42-degree field-of-view. A rotating 90-degree direction-of-view is achieved by sliding the included Slim Mirror Tube onto the scope. The lightweight yet durable mini Maglite provides ample light for close or reflective objects an Mfg: Gradient Lens SPECS: Kit includes shooting edition Hawkeye borescope with an outside diameter of .165 inches slim mirror tube has outside diameter of .188 inches mini Maglite includes two AA batteries lockable black metal case with protective foam inside. Kit Includes: 7-inch or 17-inch&nb

CFM56 Self locking Borescope Plug - Bouchon endoscope auto-freiné JPB SYSTEME www.jpb-systeme.com

Safes: to Crack or not to Crack, That is the Question!

Though we don't really have a lot of safes lying around the house, we did once receive a safe from an estate sale. We promptly locked the combination inside (dumb, yes, but lets assume the fault lies with one of our children!). Two possible scenarios came to mind to access the contents of the safe: one was the scene from the The Apple Dumpling Gang (a movie we recently felt compelled to expose our kids to from our own childhood).  I don’t remember the details of the scene, but it ended with a large explosion, money flying everywhere, and no one injured - only a bit of soot on everyone’s face. Though there was no disclaimer, the scene screamed at me “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!”  My next thought was of The Italian Job and Charlize Theron. She had quite a touch in opening the most difficult safe under stressful situations successfully and without causing any damage to the safe. Hmmm? Not knowing Charlize personally, I decided to call my local locksmith to get his take on the situation. It turned out that he had seen this problem before and had quite a “sensitive” ear for this type of thing.

So, when needing to access a safe, there is one simple question to ask: Do I need to keep the safe intact? Though it was not a realistic option for me, brute force is one of the methods for opening a safe. The other main safecracking methods involve either lock manipulation or manipulating a weak point on the safe (or as seen in popular media: drilling).

For all intent purposes, lets assume that we are trying to break into a safe illegally. Then we get the added pressure of being caught and have to consider how much time and noise the job will take.

The best method to use is lock manipulation. How sweet would be the satisfaction to leave no sign of having ever been there! The safe owner comes in on Monday morning, opens his safe, and all the gold bars are missing. There are no indications of a break-in. Though you could leave a calling card inside the safe, something that says, “Safe cracked courtesy of the Ghost” (or whatever cool name you come up with).

Surprisingly enough, the first way a safecracker will usually attempt to open a safe is to guess the combination. Manufactured safes often come with a manufacturer-set combination, which many people fail to reset. Most of these try-out combinations are industry standard and are accessible to locksmiths and safecrackers. With time being an issue, you might as well try the easiest thing first. If the try-out combination does not work, then a quick search of the room may reveal the combination. Often people leave their combination written down somewhere close by, sometimes even on the safe itself! Or, the owner uses easy to remember numbers, such as a birth date.

If no number is to be found or guessed correctly, then the safecracker must move on to more difficult options. To have to sit there with patience and your ear pressed up against the safe is probably the most pure form of safecracking among the professionals. It takes a great deal of skill and practice. For us non-safecracking people, it is the romantic and mysterious way to crack a safe. But it is also scientific. Harry C. Miller in 1940, described the following three-step process to discover the combination to a safe:
1.    Determine contact points
2.    Discover the number of wheels
3.    Graph your results
I am not going into detail now on how this works, but lets just say that once the numbers are graphed, you just have to try the different possibilities to discover what order they go in to open the safe.

There are also autodialing machines to open safes. Auto-dialers try all the different numerical possibilities until the combination is discovered. This can be very time consuming, and are best used if the combination only has 3 digits.

Another method is to compromise a weak point on a safe by drilling. Drilling can be used to give the safecracker visual access to the locking mechanism. If they can see the mechanism, they can open the safe. Most manufactured safes have an ideal drill point and these are published by the manufacturer, though it is closely guarded information by manufacturers and locksmiths. More secure safes have relockers that are triggered by drilling. It is a piece of glass mounted between the safe door and the lock. When the drill hits the glass, spring-loaded bolts are released that block the retraction of the main locking bolt. Sometimes this can be avoided if it is possible to drill in from the side or back of the safe. Instead of trying to visually access the combination, two holes are drilled, one for a borescope to see what you are doing, the other for an extra-long screwdriver to remove the back plate and gain accesses to the lock. The screwdriver can then be used position the wheels of the lock so that the safe door can be opened.

Obviously, manufacturers try to combat safe manipulation methods. Besides relockers, different materials are used (such as cobalt) that are almost impossible to drill through. Special drill bits are needed and a lot of time.

Now, if noise is not an issue (you have been able to physically remove the safe to a remote location), then sometimes more physical methods can be used. This can include plasma cutters to cut through the safe, or explosives such as jam shots using nitroglycerin or C-4 to blow the door off the safe.

If you are a homeowner like me, I would suggest messing around with your ear pressed against the safe, just for the fun of it, and then calling a locksmith. Then you can watch the magic at work and wonder if you could ever do it!

About the Author

MJ writes for ClickShops Inc., which offers a great selection of the best gun safes available at www.gunsafes.com.