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You blew it!................DJ

I'm LMAO.

No offense Jeff O, but you dug a deep deep hole on this subject.

Like several others, I use the same tape on rainy days that I use on snowy days, sunny days, dusty days, etc. I thought your question was going to be how to get tape to stick when the barrel is wet.

My current muzzle tape is Scotch 88 (or 808 ?) and it is an extra sticky black electrical tape. My progressiveness has not yet attained blue tape. I did a banana peel slip into muddy water over my head while stalking a moose a couple of years ago, and though it was not raining the tape on the muzzle paid for itself that day.

One other personal preference: I use minimal tape to minimize any influence it might have, though I have never detected any influence on bullet flight. An old wolfer first got me to using tape 25 years ago. He cut round spots of tape exactly to fit the crown of his rifle and stuck a half dozen or more on his butt pad or stock. My current ones are a spot with a small tail of tape on each side.

I use plain old electrical tape, I just make sure the muzzle is completely covered, then I tape over the ends of the tape in the opposite direction so it can't come loose from the barrel, I haven't had any problems yet, been doin' it that way for years. The gas blows the tape off the muzzle before the bullet exits the barrel so nothing to worry about there, and I've noticed no change in POA shooting from a taped muzzle whatsoever.

Great idea! Are those available in various calibers?

Has anyone tried electrical tape with a muzzleloader?


Thanks,


ddj

225 and counting... I wuz WAY off..

Yes, works the same..................DJ

I use 3M Electrical Tape...mainly because the backthrust grants a 50fps advantage.

Dumbschitt...............

wrap it with half a roll of duct tape and i bet yah gain 100fps.....

Yes.

I posted this in the muzzleloader forum.

Bottom line: In my testing with a hunting rifle and factory hunting ammo, I could detect no difference in accuracy or velocity either with or without tape.

Details:

Before I went on a hunt in October I conducted several tests with tape on and off the muzzle since the outfitter recommended I tape my muzzle. I conducted the tests with the rifle and ammo I intended to take on the hunt; these tests included velocity tests with a chronograph, and accuracy tests at 100 and 200 yards. The rifle I tested with was a Dakota 76 using Federal ammo with the 300g Barnes TSX bullet; note that I was testing with my hunting "rig," not a 1000 yard benchrest competition rifle. This rifle / ammo combo normally places 5-shots in just under 1" groups at 100 yards.

So with this rifle and ammo, I could detect no difference whatsoever in velocity or accuracy, shooting with or without black 3M electrical tape on the muzzle.

I tend to agree with people who say that the column of air in front of the bullet, when compressed and pushed through the bore upon firing, probably blows the tape off the muzzle before the bullet can touch the tape, regardless of how tightly the shooter wrapped the tape on the muzzle.

As a result I will probably put tape on my muzzle every time I go hunting, regardless of the weather.

While I may conduct the same test on a different rifle if I were to go long range prairie dog hunting, at this point I would not expect to see different results than I outlined above since I believe that it is the air column that blows off the tape, not the bullet.

Easy.I don't hunt in the rain.Hunting is suppose to be fun and having cold water run down my neck isn't. From my experience, animals don't like it either and tend to hole up until it stops.
I do tape the barrel though. Electricians tap. Keeps all the debris out and late season snow that may fall out of trees,etc.
And if you happen to stumble and the muzzle goes in the dirt, chances are the tape will keep it from going down the barrel.

I use band-aids from the first aid kit in my truck. You get 2 pieces from each one.

+1 on 3m Blue. It adds 200fps to the muzzle velocity, shrinks groups to MOA or better, and makes the hunter invisible to the game.


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Seriously, while I used to use electrician's tape, I found that it didn't adhere well in cold weather. I use a patch just large enough to cover the muzzle and fold the corners down.

Nothing , I just keep the muzle pointed down as much as possible !

I never hesitate to hunt in the rain. But I've never bothered with any kind of tape.

+1 and I have never seen or noticed it other than on the net...

Jayco

It isn't just a guard against rain. I tape my muzzle whether it's wet or dry. And wrap a back up piece around the barrel a couple of inches below the muzzle. A mis-step, for instance, can end up with dirt in the barrel that can end your hunting day. A pennies worth of tape is cheap insurance.