Read my patches please....

[Sparkitoff]

There's not a problem to be solved. I am trying to determine if the bear grease seems to be doing its job with the load I was using. I've not paid attention to patches prior to this rifle and bear grease, so I was curious if they were "supposed" to look like that.

 

[trad_bowhunter1965]

What's your group look like?

 

[TreeMan]

If your patches look good enough that they could be used again then you’re doing fine. Those are good to go.

 

[flntlokr]

Today I shot a new-to-me rifle. I previously shot it for one 5-shot group. However, today is the first time I used my Bear Grease Lube made from a Grizzly Bear I got in August this year. Normally I don't look for the patches, I just look at the group - and I use the same 7:1 Ballistol/Water lube on everything. These were previously coated in the bear grease at home two days ago and stored in sealed jar. They were also pre-cut. I have never pre-cut before but rather cut at the muzzle from a strip. What do you think?

Note: If it matters, its an original Purdey English Sporting Rifle, .58 caliber percussion. Using .570 Hornady ball with Wal-Mart ticking.

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Apart from a couple of small cuts, those are just fine. Others hav said how to find the sharp bit, but firing a few hundred more rounds will probably take care of it any how. If it is grouping well, don't lose any sleep over it.

 

[Mad L]

I started using bear grease last year, I love it. Your patches are just how I like to find mine, and as others state; grouping is what matters most.
Bear grease, TOW Mink oil, and Shenandoah Valley lube/cleaner is all I use anymore.
Shenandoah is no good for pre-lubing as it dries out fast, bear and mink will keep for a month but hardens under weather.
I found at the range if I run my last two or three rounds with Shenandoah then swab up with a soaked cleaning patch of Shenandoah before packing up; my cleanup at home is half the time and half the cleaning patches...that's just me.

 

[beardedhorse]

I had a friend who bought the .58 English sporting rifle I couldn't afford. Had deep rifling. Burnt patching rat ball imprint remedied by using cardboard over the powder wad. My bear tallow patches are lubed with a 2 part bear to one part beeswax lube. did you mike out the Walmart blue pillow ticking? JoAnn mikes out to .015 after washing sizing out, drying on hottest setting on a dryer and re ironing. I pre cut my patches. I don't waste the precious bear oil on strips of cloth for cut at muzzle patching. October Country Bumblin' Bear Grease lube doubled in price and they don't claim to use only bear grease and beeswax. The say natural ingredient in addition. So what is the natural ingredient and how much of the lube is actual bear grease? What is the depth and rifling and number of lands and grooves in your Purdy? How sharp is your patch knife? Fraying can be an indication of a dull blade that tears rather than slices cleanly.