no

if you want you can use small balloons as well . the air in front of the bullet blows it away as it exits the barrel , or so i have been told i have tried it and never noticed a bit of difference in accuracy

not enough to matter

Over in the sandbox, we had hard plastic cap-type covers- different type of shootin' of course, ........I'd go with the balloon myself.

No effect whatsoever. Petzal will confirm that as well. I have tested it at the range myself and there is absolutely no effect for one ply of plastic electrical tape over the muzzle. Not true for dirt and snow.

I've used electrical tape for years in the deep snow and have never had any sort of problem. I believe that we should all do this hunting in snow or mud. Both of these things in a bbl. is a potential disaster.

In Alaska has the nastiest and snitiest weather conditions including volcanic dust. The bigger the bore the more moisture and dirt etc will get into the muzzle and down the bore. I use electrical tape all the time and even at 700 yard the tape didn’t affect it especially on my M1A with the flash suppressor fully covered with electrical tape!

You don't even need electrical tape, I always used scotch tape with no problems.

This is pretty interesting... I have never done or heard of either but it seems like a pretty good idea(with the exception of the rubber hose??? - no offense). I'll have to try it out. Good tips guys.

Well i had never heard of hose or balloons but balloons sound like a great idea but i dont know about the hose. I dont know how you mean to do it. Explain?

I found some industrial sheaths that are made to fit over fingers. Those are beige. T/C also make black one sized for muzzleloader barrels. Yes, they look like miniature condoms.

hjohn429

Rubber hose on the end?

Not a good idea and even if it did worked, the fragments of the hose is dangerous!
Did you know a 30-06 with a 150 grain bullet with a chamber pressure of 52,000psi has a muzzle pressure of 12,000 at 24 inches? If a tire blows up sending fragment able to injure somebody around 100psi, just think what 12,000 would do!

A rubber hose not only deflect the bullet, but will damage the bullet!

Wow, never even contemplated this as an idea. It is great suggestions like these that make this website so useful. Thanks.

Electrical tape, masking tape, transparent tape - they are all the same. I've used them all. Doesn't affect the performance, whatsoever. One hunting trip I experienced was, I slipped and my rifle barrel got stuck in at least 8 inches of mud. Figure it out if I hadn't taped the barrel. That would have been the end of my hunt. Needless to say, I got meat out of the woods. I have slipped in many of my hunts before, and most of the time, I sacrifice my body and cradle my rifle going down. Now, that's a true hunter.