What's With The Tape On The Barrel?

[Pharmseller]

Can never have enough dead cats.

They’re great for swinging and finding out what you have so much of that you can‘t help but hit.




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[Pharmseller]

Helps with accuracy, too.

Tape, not dead cats.




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[TNKnoxville]

It's there to cover up the holes of a target to cover flyers and make it look like they are shooting 0.5 MOA

 

[Mr Drysdale]

Scotch Super 33+

That’s right! I have never bought cheap tape after I bought my first roll of the Scotch. I also buy the red colored.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

Scotch Super 33+

That stuff is probably a little better than the cheap stuff I bought at harbor freight (my favorite store)

 

[fmyth]

I've been taping the muzzle for a long time, but I was unaware the cool kids started stashing extra tape on the barrel. Brilliant.

I keep a length of electrical tape, gorilla tape and gear repair tape wrapped around one of my hiking sticks. Change it out every year.

 

[Mag_7s]

For the barrel brake guys, what are you using to seal up large ported brakes like the SRS and MBMs?

 

[Pickettpuncher]

For the barrel brake guys, what are you using to seal up large ported brakes like the SRS and MBMs?

Nitrile glove fingers work good

 

[Mag_7s]

Nitrile glove fingers work good

Any noticeable poi shifts?

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

I throw a strip of electrical tape over the muzzle in one direction, then a second perpendicular to make sure it's really sealed. Then a couple wraps around the tag ends of the barrel to make sure it's secure.

Assuming others do similar, you're seeing the tape that's securing the tag ends.

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Any noticeable poi shifts?

None

 

[Formidilosus]

For the barrel brake guys, what are you using to seal up large ported brakes like the SRS and MBMs?

Wrap it up-

 

[Mag_7s]

Wrap it up-

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Good to know. I've always been afraid to tape the ports. I suppose my thoughts were maybe there would be an unequal discharge of gases that could result in impact shifts.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

That stuff is probably a little better than the cheap stuff I bought at harbor freight (my favorite store)

Its alot better. The HF stuff is okay at warmer temps but once it gets cold it doesn't stick well. The scotch super 33 is always tacky and has a reasonable stretch to it.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

For the barrel brake guys, what are you using to seal up large ported brakes like the SRS and MBMs?

Two strips of electrical tape cover my MBM brakes fine but as others have noted a finger off a nitrile glove works too.

 

[ljalberta]

Scotch Super 33+

Yup. I also like Super 88. Once you use 3M, it’s hard to go back to the dollar store stuff.

 

[SaltySailor]

I'm in the field for multiple days and can end up shooting multiple times, i keep a few turns of extra tape on my barrel as well to reapply.

 

[TaperPin]

I’ve always added a foot of dental floss hanging off the muzzle tape - it reminds me to watch the wind direction.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

I’ve always added a foot of dental floss hanging off the muzzle tape - it reminds me to watch the wind direction.

The tampon muzzle look, lol

 

[Formidilosus]

Good to know. I've always been afraid to tape the ports. I suppose my thoughts were maybe there would be an unequal discharge of gases that could result in impact shifts.

Nope. Not remotely a thing. The tape blows off from the air in the barrel ahead of the bullet.