awful start to my season
 

do to some one being let go from work just before the season started. I did not know if I would be able to hunt or not. well I have been out. jumped one deer, did an late morning hunt a saturday, the gun i had with me would not fire. lucky I found the problem before setting up and having an deer come up on me. last day of early m/l I was worried I got water down my barrel from hunting in the rain the day before, shot the load off. worked fine.

if history follows the pattern I have had (equipment fallers) , I should be getting something this year. hoping to end my 4 yr dry spell lol

You should use something on the muzzle to prevent rain/snow from going down it.

I use saran wrap and a rubber band. You can shoot through it.

had that set up on guns, still got in both guns.

forgot to say it was two guns having problems.

I clean the end of the Muzzle and put a piece of Masking Tape over the end of the Barrel, it has Never Came off and provides a 100% waterproof seal.

I use blue painters tape or black electrical tape over the muzzle of my muzzleloaders.

going to use an little plastic baggie, that can be found in the beading section of wally world.

rubber banded it to the gun, they are about 4in long and zip lock ends.

+1 on the black electrical tape. If you look at the picture of Jacobs deer you can see the left over pieces of the tape on the end of the barrel. Ron

If anyone has'nt tried the Masking Tape your really missing out. Just cut a piece of it about the size of a quarter, mabey a tad larger, stick it over a clean muzzle and your done, simple and easy. It stays on and Rain and Snow does'nt hurt it.
Finger Cots are too big and they Tear on the Front Sight, if you dont go over the Front Site with them, they wont stay on. And why use a Rubber Band and whatever as the ribber band does'nt make a good seal, the Masking Tape Does and it holds Better than Electrical Tape too.

That condensation can be a real problem. Tom.

+1 I like the blue painter's tape best.

with how my weather has been in my area. cool in the early mornings then warming up to 50 to 65 right after the sun comes up. any moisture in the barrel or the plastic, it will green house. I'll rethink it. I just hate having anything sticky on my barrel, just as much as i hate having rust and wet powder.

Just trying to give you some good advice. I have Hunted with Temps at or below Freezing, brought My ML back into My Warm Truck, back Home and back into My Warm Truck and then back out into Snow and Freezing Cold and repeted this for up to a week sometime's, Never Had a Problem with the ML Firing, and I've Never had Rust or Wet Powder after Hunting in the Pouring Rain either.
There's Nothing Sticky on Your Barrel, after the shot there's only a small Piece if Masking Tape around the end of the Muzzle and it Peels right off, whatever is left wipes off.
And this Advice comes from a Northerner who Hunts as Hard as anyone each and every day of the Season in Extreme Cold and Snow, not anything like VA. And I dont mean that in a Bad way either.
Best of Luck to You!

I will give it an try, may not be for a while. got up to go hunting, the fog was so bad, if the building 25yrds away did not have light I could not see them. winds tomorrow are going to be up to 30mph. I won't be heading out till thursday after work.