Thread: To tape or not to tape.

did the camo tape thing on my shotgun- it did the job -until one day when I reassembled it and the tape on the barrel stopped it sliding home to properly lock up with the bolt.
I found out the friggin hard way with a 2/34 "12g round going off in a partially open chamber.after recovering from a powder burns on my skin,deaf ears ,a WTF state of mind,i repeated the episode under safer conditions-same result.Id been sitting in the maimai with a 3"load up the spout .still makes me cold to think what could have happened if I'd have let that go.
I only found this fault when i got home and happened to spot a thin bright ring where barrel enters housing!
never again will I use camo tape on my shotties
I also found that the tape after a couple of washes does lose its elasticity and tackiness somewhat.