Critter Picker
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If he was shooting offhand and had his hand on the forearm, I bet that stung!
Glad he wasn't hurt.
Glad he wasn't hurt.
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memtb
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Our rifles have the muzzle taped at all times!
We each keep a partial roll of electrical tape in our day packs. When/if shots are fired…..the tape is replaced at the earliest convenient time.
Electrical tape can be used for a multitude of things in the field……from taping the muzzle, to minor temporary repairs, to first aid!
IMO….an indispensable item to carry! memtb
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98s1lightning
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You shoot through the electrical tape?
And WOW what a lucky guy!!!!!
And WOW what a lucky guy!!!!!
memtb
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Yes…..and Yes!
The tape affects "nothing" …… except keeping unwanted "stuff" out of the muzzle! The tape is gone before the bullet arrives at the muzzle!
You only place one layer across the muzzle……I guess if you layered it thick enough, it could be detrimental! memtb
Critter Picker
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Now that I would like to see in slow mo. I'll bet it balloons then pops in a micro second.
memtb
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I'm guess'n, that if it's cold…..good tape "balloons", the cheap just just bursts. But, that's just a guess!
We only use Scotch Super 33+……very pliable in cold conditions and has very good adhesion! memtb
MagnumManiac
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All of my rifles have electrical taped muzzles before they enter the gun bags. I have a roll of it permanently in my day pack. I have had sticks and leaves enter the muzzle prior to always taping my muzzles…very bad juju will occur if not noticed.
Cheers.
Cheers.
That Browning looks identical to a hunting partner of mine. Very similar circumstances. His fell off the tail gate of the truck. He checked it for obstructions and was worried his scope got knocked out. Set a target in a tree and fired a shot. His gun split exactly the same as this one. And yes the forend split in his hand. Luckily that's all that happened. Very lucky not to get seriously hurt. His hand tingled for about a day and a half. He still has the rifle sitting in a corner of his house.
98s1lightning
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Tape, compass, 2nd roll of tape, 2nd compass
Cuz you won't need the compass if you aint as lucky as these guys
Cuz you won't need the compass if you aint as lucky as these guys
wilehunting
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There are videos on YouTube that shows electrical taped wrapped completely around a muzzle brake, also (one layer). I've been taping my muzzle since, well, since a long time ago. No issues, it "pops" with the displacement of the air in the barrel before the bullet gets to it. I feel like I read about taping a rifle muzzle back in the '80s from Shooting Times magazine.
Longrangers
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I remember my father had something in his barrel on his 300 weatherby. He was lucky as well since it made a goose egg approximately 3" down from the end of his barrel. From that day on barrels were taped with either scotch tape or electrical tape.
Glad to see the gentleman unharmed.
Glad to see the gentleman unharmed.
That stinks man but glad he's okay. Especially if it's a rifle that had sentimental value for him. Seeing things like that always remind me of the incredible pressures they generate.
I keep a bore snake, a scrap of T-shirt and a little tube of oil in a ziplock as a field expedient cleaning kit on me just in case.
But, on the bright side, now he's got a good excuse for a rebarrel and a new stock!
I keep a bore snake, a scrap of T-shirt and a little tube of oil in a ziplock as a field expedient cleaning kit on me just in case.
But, on the bright side, now he's got a good excuse for a rebarrel and a new stock!
