Barrel protector for ML

[fasteddie]

I use a surgical glove when I hang scent pads and throw most of them away . I keep a couple and use them to make barrel protectors . Cut the ends of the fingers of the glove off so they are about 1 1/2" long . Slip one of the cutoff tips on a finger and roll it up so it looks like a miniture condom ( no offence Doc ) . Then do the same with the other cutoffs . Take one of them and slip it over the end of your ML after it is loaded .

The "mini condom" will keep dirt / debreis out of the barrel and keep moisture out of the barrel so it can't get your powder wet .

Or you could throw away the glove and buy the protectors . I prefer to save money .

[Lawdwaz]

Good old electrical tape works when you run out of gloves

[steve863]

I think balloons would work also.  You can buy a whole bag that will last you years in a dollar store.

[fasteddie]

I am recycling a surgical glove so it's costing nothing extra . I have shot 3 deer with the ML and left the cover on when I shot . It didn't affect the shots al all .

[fasteddie]

I think balloons would work also.  You can buy a whole bag that will last you years in a dollar store.

Yeah , for a dollar it would be a good deal and they would probably fit tighter than the fingers .

[132 eight pointer]

I suffer enough abuse from the guys I hunt with without walking around the woods with a balloon on the end of my M.L.

[fasteddie]

I hunt in the rain and snow and with the baloon , I don't have to worry about moisture in the barrel and the the powder getting damp / wet .

[132 eight pointer]

I will have to try it out .

[Single_shot]

Great idea. I was hunting with a friend once..in the rain. To keep the scopes dry on the eye end (lol) I suggested we use a little samich baggy. Worked well....until my friend pulled up on a nice 8pnt and forgot it was on there.I think he may have been a little ticked off at me. I will be trying this glove idea though.

[hunter]

Last year I bought a new gun with a scope and it came with the flip up lens protectors that you can shoot through. I completely forgot about them but when a deer trotted by I made the shot righht through them. They are great and won't cost you a deer.

[Pygmy]

Good idea, Eddie, several of my hunting buddies do that...

Doesn't work for me though,because I  use open sights and it covers up my front sight..

The electrical tape or duct tape works well also....I've used it for both my muzzleloader and my centerfire rifles...

[fasteddie]

I have a 1.5 X 4.5 shotgun scope on my Huntsman . The front blade was cutting the protector so I removed the front sight .

I know ---- you can't do that .