Balloon over muzzle

[PA BEN]

Does putting a balloon over your muzzle to keep rain out affect your point of impact?

[Galpster]

No it does not. I have used tape as well.

[Huntbear]

I have always used a strip of black electricians tape over my barrel in wet weather.  I have seen balloons and even condoms used.  None of them will affect your accuracy.

[carpsniperg2]

i always use a piece of black elec tape on my muzzle loaders it does not affect acuracy at all it comes off before the bullet even touches it i don't see how anyone could use a condom or ballon with open sites it would cover your front sight up but i have never tryed it on my scoped rifles i should of tryed it in New Zealand will next time.

[PA BEN]

I'm talking modern firearms not muzzle loaders.

[carpsniperg2]

you didn't say what type of muzzle but i know that you were talking modern guns thats why i said my scoped rifles 

[littlebuf]

the gasses leaving the barrel will blow off a balloon or tape well before you bullet leaves the muzzle. no affect on accuracy

[MuleySniper]

i always use a piece of black elec tape on my muzzle loaders it does not affect acuracy at all it comes off before the bullet even touches it i don't see how anyone could use a condom or ballon with open sites it would cover your front sight up but i have never tryed it on my scoped rifles i should of tryed it in New Zealand will next time.

So should I use Magnum condoms for my Magnum rifles? It wouldn't bother me to run into a guy in the woods with some electrical tape over his barrel, but the minute I hear dueling banjos and see the guy with a rubber over his barrel, I'm running the other way and never looking back!

[hogsniper]

A good thing to use is an ear plug.  You can squish it right down the muzzle end of the barrel and not worry about any adverse effects.   

[littlebuf]

actually what works the best is those condoms that you can buy as a gag gift (the real real little ones) they fit just perfect and theirs none of that lube on um

[Gutpile]

I'm not sure what rubbers cost these day but it seems a bit silly to buy them to put on your barrel when electricians tape is better, more practical, and way cheaper. I think some of you watch to many movies. My BS meter is pegging right now.

[rasbo]

I used a balloon once and shot at a deer,the balloon filled with gas and the bullet stayed in the balloon.The balloon floated to the deer popped and killed the deer..I dont cover a rifle.I do my muzzy

[Gutpile]

I used a balloon once and shot at a deer,the balloon filled with gas and the bullet stayed in the balloon.The balloon floated to the deer popped and killed the deer..I dont cover a rifle.I do my muzzy

 

[Skyvalhunter]

Electrical tape here and it will save your rifling.

[GoldTip]

I use electrical tape.  Cant remember where I read it, but some hunting magazine actually did some testing to see if it affected accuracy, using some sort of shooting machine.  They used 5 different calibers from rimfire up to a large magnum if I recall.  Funny thing was, 4 out of the five shot BETTER 3 shot groups when they had a piece of tape over the end of the barrels before each shot.  The 5th gun was an almost identical grouping with or without tape.  Was kind of a cool article.