I sometimes tape, sometimes not. I tend to have a lot of other stuff to worry about than getting stuff down the barrel or injuring the crown. I'm damned careful about minding that end of the gun anyway. If I see that I forgot to tape, I don't fret about it.
I do protect the muzzles of my double guns when in a goose pit or duck blind because they stand upright most of the time and all kinds of crap can find it's way down the pipes. Cover of choice- condoms. (Gets a good laugh from my buddies too.)
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
