GaCop
40 Cal.
How critical is it to get the ball exactly in the center of a pre-lubed/cut patch? I'm really anal about centering the ball on the patch.
Tom
Tom
At first when I started reading the post I said to myself - "is he for real" then I read more and started to laugh - you had me going :rotf: :rotf: thanks for the laugh :grin: .Ghettogun said:It is absolutely essential the ball is perfectly centered in the patch. Also if it is striped pillow ticking the lines of the stripes must align vertically with the sight plane of the rifle. The lube must have been applied during a full moon in the month of February. And the patch cutter needs to have been blessed by the Oracle at Delphi (appropriate offerings to the temple included).
Gerard Dueck said:Nah. You can substitute any other kind of grease as long as it is vegetable origin. :rotf:
Ghettogun said:It is absolutely essential the ball is perfectly centered in the patch. Also if it is striped pillow ticking the lines of the stripes must align vertically with the sight plane of the rifle. The lube must have been applied during a full moon in the month of February. And the patch cutter needs to have been blessed by the Oracle at Delphi (appropriate offerings to the temple included).
That is the reason I went to a canvas patch that the weave was the same on both sides. That way I wouldn't have to see if I used the correct side against the bore.ZUG said:At first when I started reading the post I said to myself - "is he for real" then I read more and started to laugh - you had me going :rotf: :rotf: thanks for the laugh :grin: .Ghettogun said:It is absolutely essential the ball is perfectly centered in the patch. Also if it is striped pillow ticking the lines of the stripes must align vertically with the sight plane of the rifle. The lube must have been applied during a full moon in the month of February. And the patch cutter needs to have been blessed by the Oracle at Delphi (appropriate offerings to the temple included).
Billnpatti said:Centering the ball exactly on the patch is not all that necessary. The important thing is to get the ball positioned so that when the patch wraps around the ball, all sides will be covered by the patch so the bare ball does not touch the inside of the bore. If the bare ball touches the inside of the bore, you loose some of the seal of the hot gasses and also subject your bore to leading. No need to get anal about exactly centering the ball, just use reasonable care and that will be good enough. :thumbsup:
Ghettogun said:It is absolutely essential the ball is perfectly centered in the patch. Also if it is striped pillow ticking the lines of the stripes must align vertically with the sight plane of the rifle. The lube must have been applied during a full moon in the month of February. And the patch cutter needs to have been blessed by the Oracle at Delphi (appropriate offerings to the temple included).
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