Cawdor118 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hi lads / lady's, I have been watching the commonwealth games and wondering why some of the shooters seem to have white electrical tape over the end of the guns barrel? Is it to stop mirage? One guy seemed to have an extension to the barrel so he could place it on the ground to stop it marking the muzzle. It was most obvious on the skeet shooting. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 The tape was to hold the rib on and keep the barrels together after he had put the 'extension' onto the ground before firing the gun, on a previous occasion, I think ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) M allen had the weird half choke extension and one of the cypriots (gold) had same tape but no extension. BEst 2 i have heard are extra weight and covering porting in the barrels (porting is at about the point the tape was) oddly both were using beretta? No tape here. or here: Edited July 26, 2014 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 If the tape was to cover porting, why use white ? The extended choke is to just leave 1 black ring on your sponsor supplied trainers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Allen doesn't use an extended choke its half round not round.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) I don't know but is it some kind of anti muzzle flip thingy to keep the line for the second shot? Sten guns used a spoon thingy at one time to stop muzzle flip. The blast from the muzzle is shielded at the bottom so the pressure going up keeps the barrel from rising. >> Possibly. Edited July 26, 2014 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I wondered this about the tape, only thing i can think of is a gun hold reference point or to mark the clay out of the trap house before mounting. Don't think it's to cover ported barrels at that level of comp you could have what barrels you want. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cawdor118 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 A tricky one... Still can't understand it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Probably Kinesio tape to correct pressure imbalance and support the shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Think its to aid sight picture, some contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 That's what I thought cookoff13, to mark the clay give contrast as it leaves the trap house, they would see the clay over the white tape,then mount and shoot. We should ask the bbc why they would should know covering the event,but would probably say so wild animals can see the gun better and stay away. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Allen doesn't use an extended choke its half round not round.... Yes it is probably half choke ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blow Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 To Help stop muzzle flip and the tape is so they are more aware of the barrels in bad light/bad background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langlands Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 It's for the coach, not the shooter. When you're looking over the shoulder you can get a good idea of what the barrels are doing as the gun is being mounted on to the line of the bird and then as the body turns. I've only seen it used on my discipline, Olympic Skeet. It should not 'bob', only up and then left or right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 So it is a no bob job then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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