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Cleaning patches
This is a discussion on Cleaning patches within the Equipment forums, part of the Hardware category; What brand cleaning patches are recommended. I had several kits but I am just about out of them so I ...
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07-17-2012, 05:30 PM #1NES Member
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Cleaning patches
What brand cleaning patches are recommended. I had several kits but I am just about out of them so I will need to purchase some soon.
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07-17-2012, 05:38 PM #2Registered User
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Sinclair International has nice patches.
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07-17-2012, 06:57 PM #3NES Member
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I cut up old T-Shirts and use those.
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07-17-2012, 07:02 PM #4NES Member
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I too cut up old t shirts I find the work better and I can cut them to any size I like.
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07-17-2012, 07:17 PM #5NES Member
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I occasionally buy some real small ones for my finicky 22, I don't know the brand, just want them small enough, but mostly I cut mine from old stuff I have laying around. And because I am a cheap sob, I usually wrap my used patches in cheesecloth or a coffee filter and run them through the wash.
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07-17-2012, 08:31 PM #6NES Member
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Never thought of that. We have boxes for them with old logos etc at work. I will grab some.
Originally Posted by AmmoSapien
I cut up old T-Shirts and use those.When you have to shoot, shoot, dont talk
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07-18-2012, 04:40 PM #7NES Member
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Dewey cleaning patches are excellent. I had bought a whole pile of 223 and 308 specific patches, until my buddy pointed out to me that you can get away with using the big (308) patches on 308, 6mm, 223, just by centering the jag in the middle (for 308), or out towards the corners for smaller calibers.
saves some time, only having to order one type of patch (i tend to buy them by the case lol)When it comes down to it, it's all just a matter of physics.
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Boresnake for the barrel and some spare rags for the rest are it for me.
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07-21-2012, 01:20 AM #9Registered User
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+1 on the T shirts. When they run low I buy some paint rags at Lowes.
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t shirts and underbritches (you'll think twice before asking for a patch now eh?) here too but flannel works good also. I need to trim like a foot off the legs of every pair of lounge pants I get so I started using them for patches.
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