Wal-Mart Flannel?

[Smokey Plainsman]

Hi!

I recall reading some use Wal-Mart flannel from the cloth aisle to make cleaning patches.

Anyone have the name or product # of the flannel I should buy? Is it cheaper to do this and cut cleaning patches than just buying them? I'm a between shot wiper so go through a lot of patches, and also use several for each cleaning session. Store bought ones are surprisingly expensive. I wouldn't mind cutting my own if it saves money.

I already make my own shooting patches and this might help me save more money. I also want to pick up casting, reducing costs even further.

Anyone do this or have any thoughts? Thanks!!

 

[mooman76]

I use old T-shirt. Never seem to run out and they are free. If you still want to buy, you can get remnants at stores that sell cloth for about half the price. Old flannel sheets have been mentioned too.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Yep!...Old T-shirts...They're free. You can often find good bulk material at thrift and second hand stores...Dirt cheap.....If the Amish don't beat you to them.

 

[Kansas Jake]

I too use t-shirts, but if you want flannel, JoAnns fabrics has a bunch of 60-70% off coupons around this time of year if you have one in your area.

 

[coloradoclyde]

When I go to Walmart I have a hard time finding good help.....but not at Jo Anne's.... :thumbsup:

If you are looking for flannel .....Make sure it's 100% cotton.
I haven't done the math...But a new Flannel bed sheet might be cheaper than buying bulk fabric.
Something you might want to look into.

 

[necchi]

It's called "Flannel",
Yes, it's cheaper.
Buy a "Rotary Cutter" while you're there too.

 

[Archer 756]

:thumbsup: Old bed sheets :hatsoff:

 

[Adui]

...
Buy a "Rotary Cutter" while you're there too.

BEST INVESTMENT EVER!!!
:thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[Wes/Tex]

Last time I checked it was something like $2.67 a yard, but many are print and kind of hokey! The bed sheet idea may be a better option if you're not into colors! :wink:

 

[BrownBear]

Last time I checked it was something like $2.67 a yard, but many are print and kind of hokey! The bed sheet idea may be a better option if you're not into colors! :wink:

I bought a whole bolt of their-all cotton flannel at a buck a yard when our local store shut down their fabric department. Dandy stuff for muzzleloader cleaning and lots of other stuff. Parted out about half of it to buds for the same price as intended, but the rest is mine. All mine!

My shoulders are broad and my ego is strong, so I'm not bothered by the razzing. Can I help it if the stuff is baby blue and covered with cute little penguins? :rotf:

 

[Zonie]

I kinda like the idea of using bed sheet material.

Especially those sheets that are made for a kids bed.

Nothing gets a bore cleaner than using some material that was once a part of Micky Mouse's thumb unless it's using some sheeting that still has Popeye's fist crashing into the chin stubble on Brutus's face clearly showing on it.

That chin hair works wonders! :shocked2:
:rotf: :grin:

 

[Mean Gene]

:haha: :rotf: Awwwww.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Thanks, Necchi!

 

[Cruzatte]

Yep!...Old T-shirts...They're free.

It seems whenever I turn around, somebody's trying to unload another T-shirt on me. Problem is, I have a habit of looking at the fiber content tag. Seldom are they 100% cotton. First time I checked was one evening when I was sitting on the porch smoking my pipe. A hot ember dropped out and melted a hole in my T-shirt. Ah well....it was a freebie anyhow. So I don't think I'll be cutting up that shirt for cleaning patches.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Not specifically a T-shirt, but the funniest tag I ever saw was..."100% miscellaneous odd lots of undetermined fiber content". What? Is that the lint from 10,000 navels? :shocked2: :wink: :haha:

 

[George]

If you are looking for flannel .....Make sure it's 100% cotton.

Why? As long as it's absorbent, what does it matter what cleaning patches are made of?

Spence

 

[coloradoclyde]

I kinda like the idea of using bed sheet material.

Especially those sheets that are made for a kids bed.

Nothing gets a bore cleaner than using some material that was once a part of Micky Mouse's thumb unless it's using some sheeting that still has Popeye's fist crashing into the chin stubble on Brutus's face clearly showing on it.

Dang, Zonie....
Giving away secrets again..... :shake:

 

[coloradoclyde]

If you are looking for flannel .....Make sure it's 100% cotton.

Why? As long as it's absorbent, what does it matter what cleaning patches are made of?

Spence

Ok,...Ok,...you've got me on a technicality...

Cotton flannel ....OK
Linen flannel...OK?
Hemp flannel??? :idunno: ..I assume so..
Synthetic blend...?????....... :idunno: May work just fine........

Remember...I have always said...."cleaning is an action ...Not a product".... :grin:

 

[George]

I suspect the wires in your brain got crossed and conflated the idea of never using synthetic-blend shooting patches with cleaning patches. :haha:

Spence

 

[Don Steele]

I'm another one who buys patch material in bulk and cuts my own. I don't wash my flannel cleaning patch material before use. The product I'm using from Wal-Mart for cleaning (and wiping between shots) is labelled:
"Flannel Solid". "Ivory Cloud".
It's 100% cotton. There is a number: RN-52469 on the label at the end of the bolt. Don't know what that means.
The numbers on the bar code are:
69678 21820 8
Hope this helps.