I was thinking and nothing happened! My brother has an 7mm stw with a muzzle break, I was wondering if it's possible to put tape on it. We are goin elk hunting in colorado this year and may need to tape the muzzle. My rifle will be easy but his....a small ballon maybe??? Anyone tried this?

Can you say Condom? Packy

Get a package of finger cots where the first aid stuff is. They're like mini-condoms. Nate

I have used electgrical tape on a KDF type of muzzle break several times. However one time my wife and I were hunting together and I shot a buck deer. She was right beside me we were detting side by side and I was shooting almost perefectly straight ahead, and a piece of the tape hit her in the face cutting a small place in her cheek. She was well behind the muzzle.

Ine of those "rifle barrel condoms" might be a safer idea.

You might look for a machine shop in your area and have them match the threads of the brake on a piece of matching round stock.... That way you'll protect the threads from being damaged if the muzzle happens to get banged on something... I doubt it would cost much...

Ken....

Simple. If the brake is removeable, remove it and problem solved. If it isn't, cut the barrel behind the brake and recrown. Shouldn't hunt with a braked rifle.
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"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Assuming that your brother's muzzle brake is threaded onto the barrel most any 'smith who does them should be able to make a "thread protector" for it.

Shooting without the brake will most likely change the point of impact/zero of the rifle and so it should be checked prior to going on the hunting trip to avoid surprises.

Ray I guess I don't understand what you're doing. I travel with my muzzle brake on the gun all the time don't do anything to it. Don't take it off.

Just rezeroed my 338/378 after working up a good hunting load with the brake. POI moved up about 3" and left about 1/2". Thread protector is now in place and zero is confirmed out to 300 meters. I always tape my muzzles and don't want it mess with the brake, or the extra 1 1/2" of barrel length.

Me personally the brake would go but he likes it so I'll get him to try that.Putting something over the muzzle makes me a little nervous since I've never tried it but we're headed to the flat tops and figure on snow. Don't want to blow up a rifle because of a plugged barrel. Thanks fella's

Jay Johnson,
I think he wants to tape the muzzle to keep rain, mud, debris, snow, etc. out of the barrel.

Sorry that's what I meant.