Teflon Patching

[mbush50]

I'm sorry, but I can't help myself. Are you saying, someone shooting next to you would mess with you at a shooting match?
Psychological Tell me it not true!!!!! Yes Dan. testing is the best way, however my point was some people just do things because a " top shooter" does it and I've seen some strange things and later found out it was done just to see if some else would try it. My favorite was K-Y Jelly as a patch lube, by the way the nobody saw the guy put it on his patches and the next month 3 people were seen with tubes in the hands!!! The guy admitted he was joking around!
Michael

[Old Bob]

That oughta make 'em shoot slicker! HeHe.

[Paul Griffith]

As I understand it, regarding the wetting of teflon. The Texas patch is water soluable & water based lubes will start breaking it down as you load. So the people who successfully use it tend to load it dry. The green spray such as Minuteman or the stuff Lamson was making will stand up to wetting before loading as water doesn't effect it.

IMHO a properly machined barrel loaded with teflon patch RB is an extremely accurate setup. It's not an accident that teflon patching dominates the lines at the nationals. My gut feeling is that if the day comes when it is no longer allowed that we will figure out something to replace it with. But for now it's just too easy to use.

Paul

[Lutes]

Paul I have Texas patching and it is green in color. Are you saying that it is not Teflon but a water soluable oil product?

[Paul Griffith]

Paul I have Texas patching and it is green in color. Are you saying that it is not Teflon but a water soluable oil product?

You got one on me as the last Tex patch I had was blue spray.  Both the blue & green were teflon but the blue was water based, again this is chatter around the shoots & someone may chime in a little closer to the making of the product & set this straight.

[smylee grouch]

All the Texas patching that I have ever bought was blue,dont know the chemical makeup of it but I used it dry and had less fouling than with the green stuff but the green stuff shot just as good.

[Dogshirt]

What is Texas patching and who carries it? I can't find anything searching for it.

[Lutes]

Ok I went back out and looked it is a blue color. My mistake.

[Charlie B]

The gentleman who sprayed Texas patching passed away a while back, the only place I know of that still has some is Tip Curtis. There is a rumor that his wife MAY start making again if she finds help.

[Dogshirt]

Thanks, I'll check with Tip later this week.

[Frizzen]

I used to spot for Francis at Friendship around 1992. I spent a few evenings visiting with him and his lovey
wife Alice in their motor home. He told me to dampen the Teflon patch on the uncoated side. He said it would
fit the groove better and seal the bore better.  I used to spray pillow ticking with it and sell it back in the early
1970's. The Teflon was green in color and it was a food grade product. I bought it by the quart direct from
Dupont. I think it was 32.00 a quart. It is actually a surry and not a liquid. Very bad to get any in your lungs.
Have to wear a filter over your face when spraying it. I used a paint sprayer. If you breathe any in your lungs
your gonna die. I got so afraid after a few years I quit. I perfer to buy it. I'm still shooting the stuff I bought
from Francis. Boy I sure do miss him. It was fun to see him standing on his little stool to load his big heavy
50lb. bench gun. Francis was a very small person, mebby 5'2 and not over 125 lbs. He could shoot tho.