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Today, I watched a hunting show- I believe it was called MacDonalds Adventures or something like that. He was hunting bear in Alaska with a T/C muzzleloader rifle and I noticed that the muzzle was completely covered over with something. It looked like duct tape. Why do they do that? Is it to keep the ball from falling out of the barrel?
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Muzzle - of any hunting gun, not just muzzleloaders - is sometimes taped to keep out any unwanted material (water, small branches, etc.) while hunting, especialy so in rough terrain and bad weather. This was recommended by P.O. Ackley in one of his books and I followed it for a while but now I mostly just check the bore for any obstructions from time to time.
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Jimmy, I have also seen guns with small balloons stretched over the muzzle, as above poster said, to keep water, dirt, out.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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... they say some fellas use condoms for the purpose  Like "Hey, what's that!!!???" - "Honey, wait, I can explain! It's for protection of the b... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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Jimmy, you have lead such a sheltered life.
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I thought Denny Crane got out more than that.
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Condoms work best for that......the ones with the little red serial number on them.
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I had a buddy give me a package of government issue black muzzle protectors.I have no idea where they came from. Looked just like iddy biddy condoms.
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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A finger off latex med exam glove is much less expensive than a precious condom. 
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Ken;
Those are military issue condoms made for officers...
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