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Electric tape. Two pieces in a cross works great. Shoot through it with no problems and no point of impact shift.

Yep, this.

And if you wrap a few wraps around the muzzle over top the 4 tag ends that will secure the two crossed pieces in place AND you have enough tape on hand to put it back again if you shoot, and not be hunting a roll of it in your pocket or pack.

We (wife and I) keep a partial roll in our day packs! Electrical tape can be used for a multitude of uses in the field…….from first aide to equipment repair! memtb

Yep, this.

And if you wrap a few wraps around the muzzle over top the 4 tag ends that will secure the two crossed pieces in place AND you have enough tape on hand to put it back again if you shoot, and not be hunting a roll of it in your pocket or pack.

Electric tape. Two pieces in a cross works great. Shoot through it with no problems and no point of impact shift.

Raeford;
Good evening to you sir, I trust that your part of the Blue Ridge mountains is getting appropriate weather or at least some you can work with.

Thanks for the chuckle this evening, I thought the exact same thing when I first read the query and was glad that some of the other 'Fire folk who've been here a day or two remembered it as well.

When I first taped up my rifle barrel it was actually green like beretzs' but was shown the error of my ways here and had to conform.

In the "for whatever it's worth" category, I've played with red, blue, green, yellow, white and black electrician's tape to see what kind of a bore check could still be done when pulling the bolt and holding the muzzle up to some light source if not the sun.

Obviously black is a no go, but even the darker colors like 'Campfire Blue and beretzs green still allow enough light through so one can kinda sorta check.

Red just offended my apparently tender sensibilities too much, but white worked okay on a winter coyote rifle that had a white camo barrel wrap on it.

Thanks for the chuckle and the memories as well sir.

All the best and good hunting.

Dwayne

I've had several people ask why I have a few turns of electrical tape around my barrel 3-4 inches aft of the muzzle. I tell them that I had the barrel shortened but didn't like the velocity loss, so I taped the old barrel back on.

Every single one of them has fallen for it.


Okie John

I've had several people ask why I have a few turns of electrical tape around my barrel 3-4 inches aft of the muzzle. I tell them that I had the barrel shortened but didn't like the velocity loss, so I taped the old barrel back on.

Every single one of them has fallen for it.


Okie John

gas blows tape off well before the bullet gets there. whatever color floats yer boat ...

I've had several people ask why I have a few turns of electrical tape around my barrel 3-4 inches aft of the muzzle. I tell them that I had the barrel shortened but didn't like the velocity loss, so I taped the old barrel back on.

Every single one of them has fallen for it.


Okie John