Absolutely correct. Taping the muzzle is insurance for keeping weather and debris from entering your barrel. And as stated, the pressure will blow the tape (which I use) off before the bullet ever reaches it.
As a side note, once after I pulled my rifle from a scabbard on a horse I noticed a...
I've been on two black bear hunts in High Level, Alberta and it's been the volume of bugs that made it memorable! Take a headnet, maybe two! Guys would duct tape their shirt cuffs and pant legs to keep the mosquitoes from getting inside their outer layers. Without a doubt at times it was like...
Well this is my first post, but fwiw, here goes...
I'm not a rider; not much experience with horses but I too took (many) lessons to prepare for a horseback sheep hunt in Alaska. I thought just getting acquainted with being on the animal, basic commands, being able to walk/trot/gallop would...