Patch material for rifle ball

[sethwyo]

Going to try somthin today I haven't done for over 10 years I'm going to use some denim from old denim pants to try to patch some rifle balls and see how they do.

I may use some lard, to slick the patches, maybe not, but I'm going to try a mouthful of them with some of this hops nine.

I'm also going to try to finally do some real long range shooting like three or 400 yards and see what happens.

 

[son of rooster]

i used old tee shirts.....works good

 

[ZUG]

Make SURE that your denim is ALL 100% cotton not a blend!

 

[Nobade]

Denim works fine if it's the right thickness. As mentioned, no stretch jeans. I have been using Brownell's twill cleaning patches for years now. They're about .012" thick and work great. Cheap and pre-cut in various sizes. I don't know if the "new" Brownells sells them any more or not.

 

[tallPercshooter]

I have a .40 rifle that shoots .395 RBs and I use patches cut from the pockets of worn-out jeans. Material is thin and very tough.