I posted this picture on another forum in response to a question, so I thought I may as well post it here also.

These are some shot patches with Wonder Wads from my GP flinter using 95 grains FFFg.

amazing how good of a condition the patches are in with the use of a simple bore button...

Right, not burned any or torn. Great. Chap

They liik like you could use them again.

When putting the bore button in the barrel, How do you get it to lay flat on the powder?

It doesn't seem to want to turn sideways, or get cocked. When I first started using them I would seat the button on the charge with therod before I loaded the bullet. Then I started just pushing the button in about 1/4" with my finger, loading the bullet, and ramming the whole works down together. I've never had one not go down flat on the charge. I can tell by the witness mark on the ramrod that the button is laying flat.

Thanks Semi.

I take it that their just thick felt button cut to bore dia? Are they lubed at all? Also, those patches look an awful lot like my dishtowels????

Heres a .018 pillow ticking patch lubed with borebutter. Recoverd from my GP with 90 grains FFg. I am going to try some TC prelubed .015 patches tomorrow after the Powerbelt testings. Got some all lead powerbelts to try out.

If you had a matching table cloth for those dishtowels, it may be the same fabric. Those patches were cut from a 48 X 72" table cloth I bought at a GoodWill second hand store for $2. They work great in both the GP and my Zouave.

Hey gander, are you cutting that pillow ticking into round patches? I used to do that. Found a simple square cut works just as well.