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i notice some of you have tape around your barrels. sometimes in more than one spot. i have heard of putting tape over the muzzle but not wrapped around the barrel. this might be a dumb question but what is it inteded for? i assume it must be for some kind of dampening or vibration control to make it shoot better??
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Spare tape for the muzzle.
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the tape around the barrel is extra tape to replace the stuff over the muzzle after i take a shot....
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unless you are Jeff O. then it helps attract game and make the shoots you take more accurate...blue works the best, as I understand.. 
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reinforces the barrel, allowing for hotter hand loads
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Also stops exhaust leaks.. Fixed.
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...and if you have the right color cerakote and tape, makes people ask who did the stepped barrel...
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Spare tape for the muzzle. Correcto. Travis
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Just to add...I've also used the spare tape to wrap my tag around the antler or lower leg of the critter.
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When I was guiding elk hunters, I would transport them into harsh country in an old jeep. Very rough roads would wear the bluing off the barrel where the barrel rested in the gun racks. I would mark the spot and wrap a few layers of electrical tape around the barrel and no bluing was lost.
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reinforces the barrel, allowing for hotter hand loads That is always my reply when someone sees my rifle in the woods or range and asks. They always just shake their heads and walk away.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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I wrap the extra tape to quiet the harmonics--makes all the difference as my harmonics never shut up.
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Tape is not created equal. Electrician�s tape, for example, often refuses to stick to a cold barrel. Blue masking tape is best not only because it sticks better but because it has special properties not found in other types of tape. Although not a guarantor of success, blue masking tape around the barrel: 1. Adds 250fps to muzzle velocity. 2. Eliminates bullet drop and further loss of bullet velocity past 300 yards. 3. Makes all rifles shoot 0.5MOA or better. 4. Makes the hunter invisible to the game. Ready to go hunting: ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_13482.JPG) ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_1162.JPG) Success... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_13584.JPG) More success... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/IMG_05035.JPG) See, the hunter is invisible� ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_11341.JPG) The hunter is still invisible� ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_11403.JPG) More success... [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_11412.JPG[/img] No tape? What the Hell was I thinking, putting the entire hunt at risk??? A mistake not to be repeated! [img] http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_057511.JPG[/img] Oh, yeah� Tape around the barrel is handy if you need a piece to protect the bore from rain, snow, ice, dirt, etc�
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Although not a guarantor of success, blue masking tape around the barrel:
1. Adds 250fps to muzzle velocity.
2. Eliminates bullet drop and further loss of bullet velocity past 300 yards.
3. Makes all rifles shoot 0.5MOA or better.
4. Makes the hunter invisible to the game.
Boy do I feel dumb. All the money I spent on load development, bedding stocks, and camo stuff, and all I needed was some blue tape.
Experience is what you get,
When you don't get what you want ;-0
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I just figured a lot of folks had broken their barrels inhalf and tapped them back together
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I definitely need to get some of that blue tape!
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Tape also makes 'em look sexier - 'specially if it's pink.
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