Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What do you tape your barrels with on rainy days?

I use blue just for you! And not to be a jerk, but rather simple humor! I have been asked about my blue tape by a bunch of other hunters. And I just give the reply that Jamie invented--"It adds 100fps."

I love this place. God bless you all!

The Blue Tape Legions.... grin....

Mostly I take pictures as they are usually pretty quite up until their not.

Actually, seriously, I tape them when it snows or there is freezing rain. Rain dosn't worry me, but solids do.

Has anyone ran it through a chrono with and without?

I've used tape a few times, is nice to keep junk out.

Yes, I have shot for accuracy from a taped barrel. I saw no effect except missing tape.

Scotch 33+ electrical tape is commonly available. It is usable in colder temperatures than most.

Rain still gets in the weapon. I use it to keep from plugging the bore.

If you are using it in mixed rain and freezing temps be sure to take it off at night and wipe out your bore. Ice makes a pretty good bore obstruction according to some of the stories.

I am AMAZED at the folks that say they tape only when raining. People [bleep] baffle me.

I see no reason to tape the muzzle.

Yep if I am hunting my barrel is taped. Just a simple thing like taping your barrel can save you a pile of trouble if you slip and fall or something and your barrel ends up in the mud. Its just a no brainer to tape your barrel and the reason isn't for rain and water. Its for grit and shi%

What's baffling about hunting with an untaped bore? I agree it's a good idea in wet, freezing temps, but otherwise, none of my hunts or rifles have suffered any adverse affects of having an open bore.

I cover my barrels with finger tips cut off of surgical gloves and attached by a rubber band.

A buddy of mine loaned his favorite Elk Rifle to a brother in law. Brother in law stumbles and barrel sticks into the mud. Brother in Law not being the sharpest knife in the drawer decides to shoot the mud out....................







Do you think my buddy wished he had taped the muzzle for him?................................DJ

He probably wishes he hadn't loaned the gun to an idiot.

Although, he now has some nice modern art to display in his living room.

Yeah, that.

I never tape a barrel.. I just keep the muzzle down.. Easy..

I figger this thread will generate what, maybe 45 posts?

I check the zero on my rifles and tape the muzzles with black electrical tape. I put one piece across the muzzle and another around the side of the barrel to hold it in place. Rain, snow, or clear weather the muzzles are taped.

The whole thing gives me a chuckle.

And yes, I have taped a barrel, I had to think back as to why I would do such a thing.

Actually I used a rubber band and serran wrap. Back in the day when I would ML hunt in the rain I would "tape" the end of the barrel and the nipple to keep my powder dry. That was back when one used the "real" black powder.

The only time I can think of someone having a bore obstruction, we just cut a vine or twig, or broom sage and cleared it. It wasn't a big deal.

We are way too over OCD.

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.)

In sniper school we had to shoot 100yds. with taped BBLS. Didn't effect accuracy. Used duct tape, and no, I didn't vote for that commie, toilet licking, SOB, democrap, ovomit!!!!

Obviously this is someone who requires close supervision.

Or a good spanking.