Tape Over Barrel

Taping it all the times-when weather pushes me to do it.Electric tape.Shot thru it with muzzleloader ,rifle .Shot shotgun thru finger condoms(alas i do not like them-they are a pain to pull over front sigh ,and they rip readily).If fair weather -do not use nothing.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

Taping over a barrel makes me nervous. I can't get over the "obstructed muzzle" concept that's been ingrained for 60 years.

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Yea a sizable hunk of lead travelling at 2,000 ft/sec capable of going thru an 1" of solid steel at 100 yds may have a problem with a piece of elec tape...HaHa...

the tape is long gone before the bullet leaves the muzzle,

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

Taping over a barrel makes me nervous. I can't get over the "obstructed muzzle" concept that's been ingrained for 60 years. I always carry a shotgun or rifle in the muzzle down position when the weather is really crappy. Taping over a barrel may be fine. It's just me.

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That was the philosophy of a friend of mine, "I always carry muzzle down " till one time the muzzle went lower than he thought and unknowingly got some dirt [obstruction ] in the barrel and guess what happened ?, he wound up buying a new rifle after it blew up on him and he didn't get his caribou and ruined his hunt.
Tape over the muzzle is not an obstruction, just a precaution/safety measure.
Air pressure alone ahead of the bullet or shot will blow the tape off, proven by slow motion camera.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

Yea a sizable hunk of lead travelling at 2,000 ft/sec capable of going thru an 1" of solid steel at 100 yds may have a problem with a piece of elec tape...HaHa...

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He watched too much Looney toons as a kid.. Bugs sticking his finger in the barrel always make it blowup in Elmer's face.. Funny but it never worked for Daffy Duck..

I use these for the ML.
Much tougher than a finger dome and stays put better than tape.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f801bd5fcd.jpg

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All the time. Yellow electrical tape. Never had an issue neither has my son or grandson...

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

He watched too much Looney toons as a kid.. Bugs sticking his finger in the barrel always make it blowup in Elmer's face.. Funny but it never worked for Daffy Duck..

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Well,yeah.......poor ol' Daffy.

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Originally Posted by oaknut

I use these for the ML.
Much tougher than a finger dome and stays put better than tape.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f801bd5fcd.jpg

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Great idea,thanks

If necessary, I have found a piece of plastic wrap and a rubber band very handy to keep water out of my barrel.