Originally Posted by
Big Uncle
When I was in the Army many years ago we used to put a certain latex product over our muzzles. It works, but electrical tape works better and the residue (if any) wipes off easily with WD-40.
There's an old story from WWII that the British had designed some that covered the entire barrel of one of their rifles or machine gun models. When the British evacuated Dunkirk they left a few crates on the beach to make the Germans wonder just exactly what kind enemy they were up against.
