At a game we played at SWAT City back in March they had us use socks to cover our barrel when we were in the staging area. I think this would be a great idea for us to adopt to the rules to use. Even though many stress mags out at the staging area, this eventually becomes lax as the day passes on I have found. The sock over the barrel idea is similar to barrel condoms for paintball guns. Not only can this serve as an excellent way to safety your weapon it also shows to others that your weapon is safe and that you are out of the game (dead, waiting to respawn). It is also less likely to get lost, I often find red rags at games that have fallen off a dead players head as they were walking back to respawn.
I think it would be an excellent idea to use in addition or at least in place of one. I wanted to hear everyone elses thoughts on this.
