On pillow ticking patches, the stripes are darker on one side than the other. I was told by a fellow that the the lighter striped side is "rougher" and should face the ball for a better grip. Is there any truth to this or is it just another myth passed down from long ago ? -Thanks
Pillow ticking , same both sides ?
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Actually, the blue stripes must be in the groves! Just kidding. It makes no difference which side is up.
Yes, There is a finish surface and mill side to fabric, with clothing it matters.
Neither the lead ball nor your barrel cares how the fabric is compressed when it's used as a cotton fabric patch.
The aspect of the patch remains the same.
Myth.
Neither the lead ball nor your barrel cares how the fabric is compressed when it's used as a cotton fabric patch.
The aspect of the patch remains the same.
Myth.
Blue ticking should only be used at night. The red ticking is for daylight shooting. Understandably, newbies often get the two confused. Just remember "low wavelength/low light, high wavelength/high light". That's how the old-timers managed to keep it straight.
Dark color outside. That's how I remember what side I lubed.
Aline your strips north to south as you load, unless you’re in the southern hemisphere.
Full moon Aline with true north, new moon aline with magnetic north. Adjust during waxing or waiting moons in clockwise fashion
The Ozarks are almost due south of magnetic north so my alinement is the same.
Use blue in spring time, tan in fall and red around Christmas
The lighter side is the ‘inside’ and should touch the ball
Lube need be applied across at a 90 degree angle to the strips, never lube in the same direction
Never use cotton tic on guns earlier then 1790, linen only in these guns( hemp if your in California)
Russian sheathing only on European guns.
Spanish brown is only fit for smooth bores.
Three f loades require lube on both sides of patch, two f bore side only
It sounds complex but is really very simple.
Full moon Aline with true north, new moon aline with magnetic north. Adjust during waxing or waiting moons in clockwise fashion
The Ozarks are almost due south of magnetic north so my alinement is the same.
Use blue in spring time, tan in fall and red around Christmas
The lighter side is the ‘inside’ and should touch the ball
Lube need be applied across at a 90 degree angle to the strips, never lube in the same direction
Never use cotton tic on guns earlier then 1790, linen only in these guns( hemp if your in California)
Russian sheathing only on European guns.
Spanish brown is only fit for smooth bores.
Three f loades require lube on both sides of patch, two f bore side only
It sounds complex but is really very simple.
Uncle Miltie
50 Cal.
Try it and see. Might be something to it, and there mightn't.
64Springer
75 Cal.
It wasn’t mocking, it’s a legitimate question for new shooters. Ml is a mountain of stuff to learn that quickly becomes second nature
But all of us from green horn to gray beard need to understand we just have a nerdy sport, and we are all out for the fun of it.
Just ask if hot water or room temp is best for cleaning, if you need four f on your pan, should you weigh your balls,
Then grab the popcorn and watch the fur fly.
If the impacts are stringing vertically, the stripes need to be loaded horizontally. But you must believe in these suggestions, or the stripes make no difference.
Click your moccasins together three times while repeating ‘stripes count stripes count’
64Springer
75 Cal.
"You have to call it. I can't call it for you".
"The coin ain't got no say. It's just you".
fillwa
40 Cal
Coarse textured side cleans the barrel during loading, whereas fine textured side will polish.
Don’t worry about knowing which side is coarse or fine, alternate sides when loading using the Flip It method.
Don’t worry about knowing which side is coarse or fine, alternate sides when loading using the Flip It method.
I always put the dark stripes towards the ball for uniformity in loading. Flintleather
That is how I do it. I use dark side out only because of habit. Barrel doesn't care.
Yup.
Consistency is a good thing.
Consistency is a good thing.
Most cotton fabrics have a smooth side and a rough. I always put the rough side against the ball. It's easier to tell on Ticking because the dark side is smooth. It's also the side I lube because it's against the bore. However, you can't lube only one side with a wet lube. I use October County's Bumbling Bear Grease (Bear grease mixed with Bees Wax).
Walt
Walt
Well, I've been here long enough to know better than to ask such a question and I expected nothing less than what I got. If anything this site is as entertaining as it is informative. Carry on gentlemen.
I’m glad that you see the humor in all the wise guy replies…
But everyone should know for a flintlock the the dark side goes against the ball..
In a presuccion gun the dark side of the patch goes on the outside of the ball …
Making all this kinda shady talk..
Let the flaming continue… it’s raining here anyway.
Does the rough texture on the patch grip the ball better? Maybe. Does the slick side cause less friction in the barrel? Maybe. Should I only lube the side against the barrel so the rough side grabs the ball better? Maybe. I haven't had a chance to take my Chronograph out to test any of this but it sounds good to me.
My main focus is and always has been, consistency in loading. A wise man once wrote, "Control the Variables for the Best Accuracy"! I often wonder if some of the guys at the monthly Shooting Matches are loading inconsistently or just bad shots! Food for thought for sure.
Walt
My main focus is and always has been, consistency in loading. A wise man once wrote, "Control the Variables for the Best Accuracy"! I often wonder if some of the guys at the monthly Shooting Matches are loading inconsistently or just bad shots! Food for thought for sure.
Walt
