Camo wrap worth using?

[samf]

G'day guys,

Wondering what peoples take is on using camo wrap on their rifles.

Fair enough some camp for a man-sized object stalking through the bush, but how noticeable is a rifle I wonder.

Couldn't be any more stand outish than your face or boots hands etc. Whatever bits on you aren't camo at the time.

Thoughts?

[Zilla]

Not something I'd bother with.

Movement or smell would give you away long before your rifle gets noticed IMO.

My 2c anyway.

[5Tom]

I've considered using it on my SS barrel on a Camo Tikka T3. I haven't done it though, but I have wondered if the SS has ever caught an eye of something if the sun shines on it.

[Chronos]

Might be a good way to protect you rifle from the usual damage that can occur on a hunt, especially if you're hunting from a ute

Chronos

[Warrigul]

I've considered using it on my SS barrel on a Camo Tikka T3. I haven't done it though, but I have wondered if the SS has ever caught an eye of something if the sun shines on it.

Anything dead straight is a giveaway in the bush more so if moving.

How many dead straight stainless steel branches do you see normally?

Movement is king, shape and shine follow closely.

[SendIt]

Couldn't hurt, might do you some good so for a few $ for piece of mind it's not a terrible option.

Having said that though there are truck loads of hunters taking game in every part of the world without it, so you couldn't say it's "critical" imo.

[Herdsman]

How many dead straight stainless steel branches do you see normally?

You forget about the Christmas Gun Tree.

Christmas Gun Tree

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[VICHunter]

Oh yeah, the misses would loooove coming home to that on Christmas.

[Combat_Wombat]

I constantly see photos in shooting mags of guys in ghillie suits or full camo with a shiny stainless barrel and wonder why they don't. But saying that they usually have bagged a trophy deer so it probably doesn't matter

[Tiiger]

I suppose when they're sitting in the forest in disguise they're not waving the shiny barrel around in the air

Keeping it low until it's time to take a shot.

[samf]

Anything dead straight is a giveaway in the bush more so if moving.

How many dead straight stainless steel branches do you see normally?

Good point.

I'll give it a try.

I hadn't read any really convincing arguments for it before but that's enough for me.