Piece of tape over your rifle barrel

[BPTactical]

What was wrong with blue painters tape?

...Ive been using it for years, and I still dont have any kids...

That works for "Innies"

[jslo]

Like a muzzle loader?

https://www.cabelas.com/product/TRAD...AR/1997383.uts

[Hummer]

I'm not worried about damaging a rifle barrel, I was specifically asking about using tape over a can.

Keep in mind that a suppressor gets hot pretty quickly so I would avoid something sticky like duct tape that could make a mess from the adhesive residue. For hunting it wouldn't be an issue as you're not likely to take more than two or three shots in a short time, but at the range it could be. I like scotch tape because it offers no resistance and is easy to peal and clean off.

This year I hunted big game with a suppressor but didn't use any tape. I should have. I hunted a burn area where the ash was muddy and slick and I slipped several times. The muzzle hit the mud once and fortunately I caught it before it plugged with debris. I was able to clean it with a q-tip. I won't neglect the tape again.

[FireMoth]

That works for "Innies"

Does that mean you DONT want to put tape on my muzzle?

[BPTactical]

Does that mean you DONT want to put tape on my muzzle?

Shhhhh.....

[ChickNorris]

Wow.

Get a room.



Giggle snort

[Irving]

What did the Christian Scientist say to the test tube baby?
























Get a womb!

[BPTactical]

Wow.

Get a room.



Giggle snort

It's a Gunsmith thing.........you would never understand.

[theGinsue]

I've seen professional hunters like Steven Rinella that keep a piece of duct tape over their rifle barrel while hunting to keep all the crud out. They just shoot through the tape and report zero accuracy issues. Could you still do that with a suppressor? I imagine the physics would be similar to a neoprene wipe. Do you think there is any danger, physical or legal, of putting tape over your can to keep junk out?

I put black electrical tape over the end of my hunting rifles every year to keep crud out. The adhesive of the tape holds the tape on securely but wipes off easily when I remove the tape - no residue or damage to rifle metal/bluing.

My hunting partners tend to resort to using small balloons over their rifle muzzles when it's rainy or snowing.

[brutal]

I've just used gun oil. Guess that's why I have kids.