Cleaning patches

[oomcurt]

I have a slight problem, my rifle is a .54 cal. Went to wally world and bought some flannel material for cleaning patches..works great except for one thing. I cut them 2 1/2 inches square...they seem to hang up in the bore when I pull them back out. Not always..but enough times where it is a pain in the butt. Anyone know the proper size to cut them? From what I can tell...they are the same thickness as commercially bought patches.

Thanking those who reply in advance,
Curt

 

[bob1961]

i've had problems like that with the 2 1/2" cleaning patches from T/C....once i got a longer shanked jag it's not a problem now like it was with a shorter one...............bob

 

[Gordon Horn]

The jags I like are from TC and have a long shank. I can't remember the name of them, but they have a knurled head, or cross hatched, instead of a ringed head. The longer shank gives extra cleaning patch some space to gather up in, instead of trying to lock up in the bore.

Here we go! Scoll down to Super Jags.

http://www.tcarms.com/TC_HTML/access_rr_allaccess.htm

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Ive used standard 30 cal military patches for years. Never had a problem with them.

 

[Regulis7]

As the others said, get a long tapered jag from TC or any of the other ML outfitters listed in the Links Section on this forum. RMC Sports and Track of the Wolf are good people to do business with and have good selections of products.

I still use the short jags in my .50's for field swabs provided the factory rod has a tapered cleaning tip. For my range/cleaning rod all I use is the long shank jag because both ends of the rod are the same diameter. Using the short jag with my range/cleaning rod will generally result in a stuck patch.

Regulis7

 

[CrackStock]

When you use a jag on a cloth, you are pulling the cloth down from the front and then pushing it back out from the rear. Think about pushing wet cloth for a moment. The more there is, the harder to push. True, a thinner shank will take some of the bind out of the situation, but a smaller patch works a lot better.

I cut my own patches out of T shirt material. I use an old paper cutter and make them various sizes for various gun.

CS

 

[smokeblower]

Old t shirts and worn out underware. No need to buy patches. :results:

 

[davy]

Old t shirts and worn out underware. No need to buy patches. :results:

Yeah but how do you tell when the patches are clean iffin they start out dirty? :crackup:

Davy

 

[CrackStock]

Turn them inside out. Or have you already done that???

:crackup:

CS

 

[Mr Nick]

The local thrift stores here sell bags of old T shirts for about $2 to $3 to be used as raqs. The white ones become cleaning patches. A few of the better ones that fit become shop shirts. The rest become cleaning rags.