Sad news, John Hillerman passed away today: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/j ... 84-1056800

In any case, if he took the shot that burlap on his muzzle would have done nothing but cause him to miss. The cloth wrapped around the muzzle would have had a negligible effect on accuracy, as well as a negligible effect on the report. I don't know what the deal with that was. Earlier, when Magnum ...