I'm seeing a few rifles on trademe with tape all over them. Is this just asking for rust or is it OK?
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I'm seeing a few rifles on trademe with tape all over them. Is this just asking for rust or is it OK?
Asking for rust IMO
I'd say asking for rust too. You can get paint that'll clean of metal piece of piss and probably look better than removing the tape.
Or just buy the blued version to start with and save some money.
I'm still trying to work out why you would want to put tape all over a rifle? :wtfsmilie:
It's to make it "custom" and more "tacticool".
Or hide a multitude of sinsQuote:
Originally Posted by MassiveAttack
Cool, I thought so. Thanks guys.
I would assume that the main purpose other than vanity, would be to protect the rifle from scratches and whatnotQuote:
Originally Posted by Grunta
Yes do ask.
I made the mistake of putting tape on a barrel and left it there for a while and once removed the barrel was pitted and this is on a Stainless barrel.
I finally took the camo tape, that's been on the barrel, of my stainless M700 mountain rifle for 25 years, last Friday.
Put on in the mistaken belief that it might help, when hunting Chamois.;)
One little rust pit about 1mm, and a couple tiny spots with a bit of surface rust, were tape was damaged, guess like many things it depends how good of job you do, and the quality of the product used.
I had pvc ? camo tape on the blued m38 mauser barrel for 25 years . Took it off and re did it last week and no sign of any rust at all.
You guys must be uselesser at taping than me and southernman. :thumbsup:
Only tape I use is a bit over the end of the barrel to keep out the dust and crap.
I hope you camo tapers are wearing full gillie suits too, seems pointless if you dont
Love the simple rebuttals and massive generalisations, dont expect anything less from the forum.
Some people myself included like playing and onselling so tape up to prevent scratches.
If you use the right tape - camo tape that sticks to itself rocks and is cheap and is sold at most hunting shops works a dream it dries and no rust under.
For sound the tape prevents the odd ding sound and scratching sounds also when against stone or dry bush - no brainer
On the supressor it softens the vibration sound more and also as above prevents dinging
It is worth making sure they have used a decent tape and also if using it take care ensuring its dry before storage
Otherwise fine - tacticool who gives a shit
Let the towling begin ; )
Not if your blueings fucked and your too lazy too fix it .Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Nice post , well said , spot on , good stuff , totally agree. ... Nice stag in profile pic too , keep it up ...Quote:
Originally Posted by rogers.270
Cheers apart from being a keyboard warrior in my spare time i do fancy a bit of a hunt on the odd occasionQuote:
Originally Posted by mohawk
Ignore me , im in a buzzy anti towling mood cause im in the bush for 2 days tomorrow .lol
Sorry to hear.......Quote:
Originally Posted by mohawk
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.
I would think the risk of marring the surface with rust would outweigh the advantage of protecting it with tape. I have seen a Sako when the tape was unwound off the barrel once, and it had lines of rust around it where moisture had got in under the tape edges. I have rifles with no tape at all with no rust at all, or scratches, so I am not sure what the tape is for. But I dont look down on people who have camo tape. I am a liberal type.