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I'm ordering from JoAnns because I ran out if my old ticking. The newer ticking from chinamart has shown more tearing and burning than the lot I've used for the last 10-20 years and more than one rifle is showing larger groups. Compressed patch thickness measured the same but I don't think the weave is as tight even after washing and drying a couple times. I am still shooting Goex from the same lot, same caps and swaged roundball. The patching is the only difference outside of me getting older :0 . Been shooting bp for over 40 years, but it is always great to have someone confirm I'm on the right track. My lube has been pure bear grease for several years, but am down to my last pint and a half. I will switch to bear oil when it is gone as I rendered 18 pints of oil this winter. If I put it into the fridge, it magically turns into bear grease! I also have had over three decades of success using Lube 1000 and/or plain spit as a lube, depending on the rifle being used and the objective for the day. I made the switch to bear grease because it was 1) Free and 2) the ONLY thing I found that gave a 1-hole, 4-shot 50y group from a custom rifle that was given to me by a dear, departed friend. I spent many days at the range working on getting that rifle to group at less than 3-4 inches. If I change lubes or vary the powder charge even by a couple of grains the group opens up. It's the most persnickety rifle I have ever owned.I must disagree with your cleaner suggestion though. I am a retired chemical engineer and still remember from my Corrosion classes some of the bad things that can happen with peroxides and steel/iron. I will stick with spit, a squirt of cheap window cleaner (no ammonia), or tepid water and a drop of Dawn detergent for my flintlocks for cleaning.
I'm ordering from JoAnns because I ran out if my old ticking. The newer ticking from chinamart has shown more tearing and burning than the lot I've used for the last 10-20 years and more than one rifle is showing larger groups. Compressed patch thickness measured the same but I don't think the weave is as tight even after washing and drying a couple times. I am still shooting Goex from the same lot, same caps and swaged roundball. The patching is the only difference outside of me getting older :0 . Been shooting bp for over 40 years, but it is always great to have someone confirm I'm on the right track.
My lube has been pure bear grease for several years, but am down to my last pint and a half. I will switch to bear oil when it is gone as I rendered 18 pints of oil this winter. If I put it into the fridge, it magically turns into bear grease! I also have had over three decades of success using Lube 1000 and/or plain spit as a lube, depending on the rifle being used and the objective for the day. I made the switch to bear grease because it was 1) Free and 2) the ONLY thing I found that gave a 1-hole, 4-shot 50y group from a custom rifle that was given to me by a dear, departed friend. I spent many days at the range working on getting that rifle to group at less than 3-4 inches. If I change lubes or vary the powder charge even by a couple of grains the group opens up. It's the most persnickety rifle I have ever owned.
I must disagree with your cleaner suggestion though. I am a retired chemical engineer and still remember from my Corrosion classes some of the bad things that can happen with peroxides and steel/iron. I will stick with spit, a squirt of cheap window cleaner (no ammonia), or tepid water and a drop of Dawn detergent for my flintlocks for cleaning.
