Soooo, for ease of loading, filling the grooves more completely, better overall patch integrity? All of the above?Because it's hard and brittle
Soooo, for ease of loading, filling the grooves more completely, better overall patch integrity? All of the above?Because it's hard and brittle
YupSoooo, for ease of loading, filling the grooves more completely, better overall patch integrity? All of the above?
What oz army duck do you use?2 or three warm washes with a little laundry detergent each time. Dry on cotton setting (high). NO fabric softener.
Forget Joann's. Buy army duck from Big Duck Canvas https://www.bigduckcanvas.com/ I use it in all my 45s and 50s. It's thick, tough 100% cotton canvas.
Forget Joann's. Buy army duck from Big Duck Canvas https://www.bigduckcanvas.com/ I use it in all my 45s and 50s. It's thick, tough 100% cotton canvas.
Is that 7 parts Balliistol? And let it dry on patch, or wet on patch?Here's the specific fabric. When I got the rifle years ago, I tried lots of patch/lube/ball combinations and this patching drylubed with 7:1 Ballistol and water won.
I use a micrometer to measure thickness. Then i twist it pretty much as hard as i can to measure its compressed thickness. This 100% cotton is .014 thick and about .0035 compressed.View attachment 390014View attachment 390015View attachment 390016
And the sizing free material takes a bit more lubricant to keep fouling soft shot to shot.Soooo, for ease of loading, filling the grooves more completely, better overall patch integrity? All of the above?
What follows about measuring patch material thickness I have posted before.Here's the specific fabric. When I got the rifle years ago, I tried lots of patch/lube/ball combinations and this patching drylubed with 7:1 Ballistol and water won.
I use a micrometer to measure thickness. Then i twist it pretty much as hard as i can to measure its compressed thickness. This 100% cotton is .014 thick and about .0035 compressed.View attachment 390014View attachment 390015View attachment 390016
I don’t cut patch material per se, I prefer to tear it into strips, then do any precutting or cutting at the muzzle. You can also partially cut across the strip and then just tear off individual square patches as you need them.Did anyone mention ironing the washed and heat shrunk cotton to make cutting patches hassle free and consistent? Don't reintroduce sizing but iron on slightly dampened cloth. Besides pillow ticking, army duck and pocket drill, try tight weave linen. May have been more available in Colonial times. Too bad JoAnn's went bankrupt.
Yes, won some patching material last year and decided to give it a try in a pistol today so I just cut a few patches off the unwashed fabric. My water I used for lube wouldn’t hardly soak into it, probably wouldn’t get much of a thicker lube into it since water just beaded right up on it. It was really stiff too.And the sizing free material takes a bit more lubricant to keep fouling soft shot to shot.
I have found the opposite, think it matters the gun your using and maybe rifling depth or powder type and amount.
No it’s not. Our ancestors also didn’t have the internet and probably owned one gun that they probably knew inside and out as it was a critical tool for their survival in many cases. I believe for most here our guns and their use are a hobby.Since our ancestors probably did not have a micrometer is the issue of patch thickness really necessary?
If it fits, it ships.Since our ancestors probably did not have a micrometer is the issue of patch thickness really necessary?
@ 12$ shipping . I'll pass2 or three warm washes with a little laundry detergent each time. Dry on cotton setting (high). NO fabric softener.
Forget Joann's. Buy army duck from Big Duck Canvas https://www.bigduckcanvas.com/ I use it in all my 45s and 50s. It's thick, tough 100% cotton canvas.
I think we can pretty much consider 10-15 dollars low end standard these days.@ 12$ shipping . I'll pass
What does it cost to drive to multiple Joann Fabric stores to purchase inflated ‘going out of business’ priced material, if you can find it? It’s an ugly world out there.@ 12$ shipping . I'll pass
Lube won't penetrate the fibers easily.Why is removing the starch/glaze/protective coating/sizing important?