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The black vinyl tape keeps the scope crosshair adjustment turrets from getting bumped and twisted. They really need to be completely covered with scope caps from the manufacturer for a scope used in the field. They're probably 1/4 inch moa adjustments at 100 yards so they are sensitive to adjustment and twist awfully easily so I tape them in place and mark them so I know if they get bumped. Not ideal but it works and the scope does not loose its adjustments.
Other tapes are as follows:
The barrel has leafy camo tape on it because it's a glossy glaring barrel that game can see easily. The hand stitched leather covering on the end of the barrel near the front sight is there to prevent my wedding band from makin a clicking noise each time I grab the barrel with my hand and to prevent barrel scratches.
Here's a bigger view:
The pellet holder on the left side of the gun can be accessed with a thumb and forefinger without taking eyes off the target and is held in place with Velcro straps:
The self-made leather extra pellet bags are also easily accessible and just hang down from the stock on the right side of the gun:
There is some vinyl tape holding a self-made gun sling in place that allows cocking the gun because it wraps around the forefend because you can't really attach normal sling studs to the center of the forfend because of the way you would a normal action:
I usually make paracord slings for many of my guns but this air rifle was a little heavy for the minimal clothing I often have on when backyard hunting so I spliced a larger strap into it and it hangs from my shoulder like this:
The gun is so effective that Del (short for Delilah) my frequent hunting companion would often bed down by it to make sure if I took it outside with me I could not leave the house without her!
Probably MORE than you wanted to know! Ugly but effective. It's what I call WFM - "works for me".
Have a good day!
Other tapes are as follows:
The barrel has leafy camo tape on it because it's a glossy glaring barrel that game can see easily. The hand stitched leather covering on the end of the barrel near the front sight is there to prevent my wedding band from makin a clicking noise each time I grab the barrel with my hand and to prevent barrel scratches.
Here's a bigger view:
The pellet holder on the left side of the gun can be accessed with a thumb and forefinger without taking eyes off the target and is held in place with Velcro straps:
The self-made leather extra pellet bags are also easily accessible and just hang down from the stock on the right side of the gun:
There is some vinyl tape holding a self-made gun sling in place that allows cocking the gun because it wraps around the forefend because you can't really attach normal sling studs to the center of the forfend because of the way you would a normal action:
I usually make paracord slings for many of my guns but this air rifle was a little heavy for the minimal clothing I often have on when backyard hunting so I spliced a larger strap into it and it hangs from my shoulder like this:
The gun is so effective that Del (short for Delilah) my frequent hunting companion would often bed down by it to make sure if I took it outside with me I could not leave the house without her!
Probably MORE than you wanted to know! Ugly but effective. It's what I call WFM - "works for me".
Have a good day!
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