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I do similar and usually cut at the Muzzle but square is handy at a match to minimize loading time and also handy for charging loading blocks. I have a rotary cutter and backer that I use to cut carbon weave but it's too much trouble for this. I just nick the edge with a knife and tear it off.The OP's method works, but a better way would be to use a rotary cutter + backer to cut strips of say, pillow ticking (just follow the lines), which you can then lube and cut at the muzzle or cut into "squares," lube and use as is.
As for how wide the patch should be, I use caliber x 2.3 (round up or down) to determine that dimension. Hope these ideas help!
I like my patches in the shapes of Disney characters.![]()
Not at all. I haven't used round patches in a coons age.To those men who've tried squares, have you benched them aside rounds? And the accuracy isn't affected at all? Curious and intriguing.
I have shot em round, square and cut at the muzzle.To those men who've tried squares, have you benched them aside rounds? And the accuracy isn't affected at all? Curious and intriguing.
That sums it up well. Its not about accuracy issues. Its about what works best for the situation overall.I have shot em round, square and cut at the muzzle.
And, no, I've not sat down at the bench and compared them. It's simply too obvious that there is no difference. At least to me. I use whatever method is appropriate to the situation..... except pre made round patches which I abandoned early in the ML journey over matters of cost, efficiency, consistency (store bought) and convenience.
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