One side or two

[flatcreek]

When your lubing a patch with a grease type lube such as mink oil or bore butter.
Do you lube just the bore side of the patch or both. I've tried both ways and a have not noticed a difference.

 

[bigstick6017555]

one side

 

[French Colonial]

My theory is that if you grease just the outside of the patch when it squeezes into the bore it squeezes it through to the other side as well.

 

[Grimord]

I only grease one side (the side that goes down the bore into the rifling). I like to keep the (dry side) on the ball. I believe the patch better grips the ball if it is un-lubed, but as stated in the previous comment by French Colonial, the grease will squeeze thru the patch to the ball.