Where the heck do the patches go?

[GreyWhiskers]

When I need to examine my patches I have somebody stand off to one side and watch for em. This works best for me. GW

 

[wattlebuster]

Sometimes if you are not using enough lube they will burn up. I use homemade bear grease an could reuse my patches if I wanted. then again the patch gremlins could be getting them :idunno:

 

[rdstrain49]

That is frugal to an epic degree. :thumbsup:

I protest sir ... it wasn't frugal ... rather it was confirmation of a well matched lube to bore to powder to patching load; accurate to boot.

Now if I were indeed frugal, I wudda kept going ...

You Sir were my budgetary hero if only for a little while. :hatsoff:

 

[jethro224]

If you just CAN'T find your patches, try shooting into the open end of a large cardboard box about 10-20 feet out in front of your muzzle. The balls will pass thru but the cardboard should catch the patches.

 

[Louisk]

I think your picture says it all. At least I started finding my patches much easier after the snow flew.

 

[flyfish]

I just put a peep sight on my Great Plains Hunter and am trying Goex FFg to see if I can find a load that will get me some accuracy out of this gun. I went out yesterday for the first time with the new sight and powder. I wanted to find my patches to see what was what. With a fresh blanket of snow you would think I could find them. The first shot NO but then I shot again. This time it was where I expected it to be (around 20 feet in front of me). So I looked around and there was the first patch about 5 feet to the left of where I found the first one. Those little buggers must have feet.

 

[Tom Compton]

Ohhh. You mean they don't go to that great Patch Box in the sky? Next someone will be telling me gophers don't hide golf balls like in that movie. Oh the sadness.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Patches? I shot roundballs out of my 75-cal 60" musket on SUN, wrapping them in lubed paper cartridges in a modified French style circa 1700s ... and the remnants of the cartridge paper was STICKING to the target frame (25-yards) about 6" or more to the right and higher than where the RBs were impacting. A friend is supposed to be sending me a photo, quite interesting ... looked like little 'bee hives' stuck to the target face.

Even more interesting, those prepped in the French style (glued end) shed the ball sooner than those done in the English style (tied above & below the ball).

 

[dblubaugh]

Thanks to all of you who responded to my question. Lots of great info and ideas. I am looking forward to going out and shoot again soon and see if I can find some of those buggers. I am taking a cardboard box with me to try as a last resort.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

The Patch Fairy gets them . :rotf:

Eddie

 

[rdstrain49]

Fairy Schmairy, around here the Redtail Hawks swoop down and grab em fore the patch hits the ground.