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What’s with the electrical tape stuck to the barrel?
When clay shooting I occasionally see shooters using guns with electrical tape stuck to the barrel just ahead of the fore-end wood. What is the reason for this?
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John Bidwell
As you say, it’s not a common sight but, then again, it’s not unusual either – the tape is there to hold a flattened bit of lead in place to balance the barrels.
A double-barrelled gun is usually balanced by adding (or removing) weight to the stock but placing lead under the barrel is a ploy normally used by people who shoot single semi-autos.
From what I’ve seen it’s an effective method of achieving handling dynamics that suit the user’s clay shooting discipline.
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