Using electrical tape over your barrel in bad weather will keep rain snow and tree particles out of the barrel that can cause excessive pressure
Tape over barrel in bad weather
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We used "Finger Rubbers" (condom like) to put in the end of our barrels. These are used to cover your fingers while working on small items or to cover a bandaid on a cut. I posted pictures last year.
work great to keep snow/ rain out of the muzzle.
work great to keep snow/ rain out of the muzzle.
Jbumblebee
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Yep, 'finger cots' on Amazon or tape.
adk hunter
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Everyday is a good day for tape.
Ever stumble and stick your barrel into the moss or dirt?
Yup happens on sunny days too...
Nice shooting too young lady!
Ever stumble and stick your barrel into the moss or dirt?
Yup happens on sunny days too...
Nice shooting too young lady!
50 years ago we used regular condoms on the muzzles of our M-16s in the Marine Corps to keep barrels clean! They worked to save your health and life!
Well, the military has been using shoot-away muzzle caps on the M16/M4 since I was a young trainee... they seemed to work. Yeah, I imagine if you put a ton of duct tape or electrical tape over a muzzle there might be some type of pressure build up... but just a few peices? there might be a minor, not quite precipitable pressure build-up depending on the amount as I said, I can say that some of the military muzzle caps were near beaten on to keep them watertight, and I've shot them off with both live round and blanks I don't know of anyone having a problem due to pressure. Just my 0.2 Cheers.
I use one layer of regular 3m electrical tape. I keep a roll in every hunting bag I own. Electrical tape can fix a lot of stuff and doesn't leave a sticky residue nearly as bad as duct tape.
The plastic M16 muzzle cap cost me a P100 cut one year. Missed the cut by 2 points.
After rapid fire prone we had rain delay, restarted prone slow fire after an hour or so. My 1st shot at 600 was 7 at 6, full value correction, 2nd shot 7 at 12, 3rd shot I went back to dope come up, cleaned the rest.
When I got off the line my scorer said the plactic rain cover flew off with the 1st shot. Not realizing it was there, when the 7 showed, without hesitatiom I cranked up full value correction. Lost 6 points in those first 2 shots, missed the cut by 2....
In the pit when I was telling one of my buddies about the mishap, apparently one gun writer was listening. He added that episode in his next book. He did not know me, thus my name was not mentioned.
Never shot through one at short range, have no idea what the POI shift up close.
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memtb
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We've been using electrical tape for ad long as I can remember …..good weather or bad! When we leave the house to go hunting….the muzzles are taped! memtb
Balloons work too.
fnlights
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Those out there with radial muzzle brakes - do you have to wrap around the brake or will a piece over the top suffice?
PA Plumber
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Electrical tape.
I wrap barrel with sticky side up.
Tape over the end.
Wrap the barrel sticky side down.
If a shot is taken it's easy to remove and replace.
I wrap barrel with sticky side up.
Tape over the end.
Wrap the barrel sticky side down.
If a shot is taken it's easy to remove and replace.
I always carry electrical tape with me primarily to secure the tags. I prefer the finder cots over the electrical tape. At one time, I could not find my finger cots; I used latex gloves, which I also bring with me all the time. In addition, I also have a protector that covers my scope and muzzle similar to this ...
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Mountain Sloth
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I've used tape the last several years, just recently put a brake on a 300 win, going to go with a balloon this year for that rifle as well as the muzzle to pad slip on case.
