Excellent cleaning patch material

[bronko22000]

Guys - I thought I would share this with you. The wife was at Walmart looking at material for new curtains a while back and when I caught up with her after my trip to the sporting goods section, I happened to notice some white flannel. This stuff is <$3.00 a yard (36"x60"). I have found this stuff to be great for cleaning your ML. I got 2 yards again on Saturday. And cut into 1 1/4" squares, I get roughly 1300 patches for $6. I cut it into 1 1/4" strips on a 2x4 using a metal yard stick as a straight edgewith a utility knife then use scissors to cut the strips into 1 1/4" squares while watching TV. At least I found something I can do while its raining.

[nchawkeye]

Yep, I just cut it as I need it...

[driftrider]

If your wife sews, and she cuts a lot of material, you might ask her if she has a rotary cutter for the fabric. It'll make the process go a lot quicker. My wife does quilts and uses one to cut the fabric and it works pretty slick and makes the job a whole lot faster and easier.

Mike

[bronko22000]

hmmm - driftrider, I just may have to get her one of them there rotary cutters.

[benamen]

My wife has been making a few flannel quilts for the grandkids lately. I took all of her scraps and cut them down to patch size for my 50 caliber. Used her rotary cutter and cutting pad which made the process quite quick.

[cayugad]

Well I was out shopping today, stopped at the local wal mart and in the fabric department got the surprise of my life. I asked the lady working there if she had flannel. She showed me a spool of it and then asked me, are you one of them muzzleloader shooters? I just started laughing. I told her I was. She then asked me if I used the stuff for patching a ball and I told her no.. the 100% pillow tick was better for that. This flannel works as cleaning patches I was told, and I'd take three yards ($8.91). She told me she never thought of using it for patches. Then she explained her daughter and son in law are into muzzleloader hunting big time and they buy a lot of this. She even told me they have three muzzleloaders already. I just smiled and told her, "three of them, Oh my...do tell!" Then asked her to show me the rotary cutters ($11.97).

So now I have to build a cutting board and make my own patches. I might try them as a patch for a ball as it measured out at .019 for thickness. Are you supposed to wash this stuff first before you cut it up for patches. Is there any sizing in it?

[emptyquiver2]

Iam out of T-shirts and down to my last pair of undies

[Buck Hunter 1]

I'm looking for scissors toay. I am out of patches and going to walmart for flannel and scissors.

[bronko22000]

Dave - I don't wash it first. I just cut it into 1 1/4" squares. I got 2 yds and probably got about 1300 or so patches. So I guess those 3 yds you got will last you about a month........?

[cayugad]

a month? very funny!