taping a barrel & stock

[big boar]

I have an older Tikka in 223, wood stock, blued barrel and use white electrical tape for coyote camo. No issues with it except the tape has a bit of shine to it. I have some white hockey tape but I'm wondering if the tape is overly sticky and will it affect either the finish on the wood stock or the blued barrel. Does anyone use hockey tape as camo for their stock/barrels. Thanks for the help. BB

 

[Jim870]

I've used the temporary camo kits that are designed not damage your guns finish. Not too expensive and can be readily found.

 

[big boar]

Thanks Jim, I use to have a roll of fabric/ camo tape, best stuff ever but cannot locate it anymore. It was a stretch/mesh type roll without glue on it. It simply stretched over the stock/barrel without glue but had a slight tackyness to it so it stayed put. You could pull it off and reapply as much as you wanted. The only stuff I see out there now has a shine to it that I'd like to avoid. The hockey tape is fabric without shine, just wondering if it would cause an issue with the stock/barrel finish.

 

[Jim870]

I'm surprised you can't find it, locally I can find it at Walmart, princess auto, Canadian tire and LGS.

 

[big boar]

Are you finding the FABRIC style camo stuff at Princess Walmart?? I'll have to have another look. I was at Can Tire last night but they didn't have anything. BB

 

[nomad 68]

Amazon carries the tape in question. Just go on Amazon.ca and search camouflage wrap.

 

[bbobie]

I use that elastic fabric that stick to it self It’s used for horses “Vet WrP
Works great no glue

 

[Ganderite]

Can you use a white gauze bandage?

 

[1963beretta]

I use that elastic fabric that stick to it self It’s used for horses “Vet WrP
Works great no glue

Now thats a great idea!!

 

[bbobie]

Here in Alberta I get it a UFA

 

[big boar]

Thanks for all the help. Not sure I'd want to use gauze, we don't have access to farmers fields and have to hunt in the bush. Gauze would tear off in about 7 seconds. I admire those that hunt fields and watch as a coyote or 4 runs to a call.

 

[obsessed1b]

Vet wrap. 2$ a roll usually and 1 roll will easily do a gun. Sometimes you even get lucky and they will have white ore green camo.

 

[KePet]

Vet wrap. 2$ a roll usually and 1 roll will easily do a gun. Sometimes you even get lucky and they will have white ore green camo.

Our local place has even had Sage Green and a Tan color that matched Magpul FDE. Like you say - $2/roll. As an added bonus, with a piece of high density foam, trimmed to fit, you can also do a matching cheek riser for your rifle

 

[holzmeister]

This works very well! A guy I know has it in the winter and the flecktarn pattern. In winter he peels off the fleckrarn and puts the winter camo. Stull lasts a long time. White vet wrap is great as well.. Break up the pattern with a brush or branch motif and you are all set!


https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/mcnett-camo-form-protective-camouflage-wrap

 

[big boar]

Those are great ideas, cheek riser and installing some branches to add to the break up. Thanks for all the help. BB

 

[WhelanLad]

oh yaaa,, i tape Both Barrel and Stock..... LOL

The Duct tape is for no other reason than spare tape..... used a bit in my boots and on my heels/toes when i have too boots seem to be run in now though

 

[kamlooky]

Taws the tape awn about face and stick whut-ever yew want awn'er.
Then the glew won't schtick to the ker-pow...……………………………………………………..

 

[yomomma]

In basic i used to always have a few rolls of medical tape, dual usage

 

[r204]

White hockey tape, cheap and it works plus you can find it at just about anyplace that sells sporting goods