Seems to me that that would be almost a muslin kind of material. Probably would work with a slightly larger ball.I know it's a very thin material but how about the stuff that makes the inside of the front pockets of old blue jeans. Too thin?
Seems to me that that would be almost a muslin kind of material. Probably would work with a slightly larger ball.I know it's a very thin material but how about the stuff that makes the inside of the front pockets of old blue jeans. Too thin?
take a small piece and light it afire. cotton will burn and synthetic will melt.Is there an easy way to tell if an old pair of jeans is a blend of cotton and polyester?
When I tried it, it was too EDITED thick!Anyone ever try using blue jean material for shooting patches. I'm think we have a couple boxes of old jeans packed away so I'm wondering how that would work. The only thing I can see that might be a factor is, depending on each specific pair and how worn they are might result in different thickness.
What say you?
Not my idea of fun.Unless you wish to use a lot smaller ball, be ready to "pound" those balls down the barrel using blue jean materials...
That doesn't sound like fun to me.
Because we have lots of it that are too far gone to salvage and will most likely be thrown away.You can buy a ton of pillow ticking at JoAnn fabrics or Wally World for a couple of dollars. Why use anything else? It's like trying to make a knife out of a questionable piece of steel, why? You can get state of the art steel for just a few dollars per blade.
Concur I found mattress ticking soaked in Crisco & bees wax gave me the best accuracy. Mattress ticking is really cheap & unlike worn blue jeans pretty much of consistent thickness. My wife got me the mattress ticking at some cloth store years ago.Blue jean material works ok for shooting smaller diameter balls. I use it for shooting 375 balls in my 40 cal rifle. Best accuracy is normally found with thinner patch material, like using .012 ticking with 395 balls.
Are you referring to the one at Lake Cumberland?Not my idea of fun.
BTW, you going to the KY rifle show this weekend?
Used to be called ‘pocket drill’ and was excellent patch material, now it is just regular blended manure.I know it's a very thin material but how about the stuff that makes the inside of the front pockets of old blue jeans. Too thin?
All jeans that I have been around have labels inside that state what material is used. It's a label was gone, I wouldn't use them. The ones that I've worked with all say 100% cotton.Is there an easy way to tell if an old pair of jeans is a blend of cotton and polyester?
You can chat a piece if unknown. If it turns in to char cloth it’s pure cotton. If it turns in to a glob it’s adulteratedAll jeans that I have been around have labels inside that state what material is used. It's a label was gone, I wouldn't use them. The ones that I've worked with all say 100% cotton.
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As has been noted before, the pocket lining is called "Pocket Drill Cloth". That will be worn quite thin, and the worn pocket material is probably unsuitable for use as patching other than cleaning patches. JoAnn's Fabrics sell their #40 Cotton Drill Cloth that is 100% cotton and consistently between 0.017 and 0.019" thick. I wash mine and cotton drill is my choice for patching round ball.I know it's a very thin material but how about the stuff that makes the inside of the front pockets of old blue jeans. Too thin?
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