Olive oil patches

[ravenousfishing]

Just finished lubing some ticking patches and strips with olive oil. Laid them out on a cookie tray in stacks and then poured oil on them until saturated, rotating the stacks and working out the excess oil. Than I laid them out on layers of paper towels to soak up any excess. After patting the towels down and letting them sit 1/2 hr or so, I restacked the patches and put them in a ziplock. Is there an easier way?

 

[Robyn]

HI
I just put the patches in a zip lock bag and add about 1 teaspoon of olive oil and toss the bag around a bit. the oil will soon work it's way through the patches and any excess will drain to the bottom of the bag.... works for me.
But you have to use extra virgin oil the cheap stuff is not as good, it is too light and will leach out of the patches in hot weather :wink:

 

[Bob Gular]

During hunting season I also add a bit of garlic oil to season the venison.

 

[rafterob]

I do strips this way ( I do not use pre-cut). Layout a 3' strip of plastic wrap on the counter top. Put the oil in a shallow tray or pot. Place the strip of patching in the pot and submerge totally. Pull the strip out of the tray or pot with one hand while pressing the strip against the rim with your other hand to strip off excess oil. Lay this out on the plastic wrap and use a rubber spatula to squegee out more excess oil. Roll up the strip and put it in a ziplock bag. Any prelube strip or patch that uses oil or fat will leave your hands greasy when shooting. The "dry" patch lubes alleviate this. I have gone to lubing my patch as I go at the range, using crisco in an old cap tin. For woods walks I just spit patch. After a couple years of prelubed patching and greasy hands I went for a cleaner approach.

 

[SimonKenton]

Do Olive Oil patches go with Wimpy powder charges?
:rotf:


Ray

 

[nw_hunter]

SAYS Popeye The Sailor Man!

 

[Rick Callison]

We're showing our ages, guys! Nyuk, Nyuk.

 

[zrifleman]

Try peanut oil. It won't turn rancid over time, or burn.