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Offline Dobyns

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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2019, 12:39:11 AM »
The natural colored cotton duck at JoAnn's measures .025" to my micrometer, but the dyed bolts were .020".  The heavy, blue striped ticking I bought there measures .020" after washing.


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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2019, 12:46:11 AM »
I would be remiss not to mention that among the barrels I shoot there are 3 with square cut, shallower rifling grooves.  They take the same patching as the radius barrels and seat just as easily.  Those square cut grooves are not over .012".  I always use a short starter, too.
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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2019, 12:57:16 AM »
I've used lots of the canvas duck and mattress ticking.  But the heavy canvas seats as easily and has a stronger & tighter weaved.
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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2019, 07:43:18 AM »
I can only think of one thing to add to all of the above excellent suggestions:  Try a smaller diameter short starter.  My .50 short starter is sometimes very tight when I use thick patches, so I switched to a .45 cal short starter, and the problem went away.

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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2019, 08:31:19 PM »
I can only think of one thing to add to all of the above excellent suggestions:  Try a smaller diameter short starter.  My .50 short starter is sometimes very tight when I use thick patches, so I switched to a .45 cal short starter, and the problem went away.

Now this is one variable I havent tried.
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Re: Another patch question
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2019, 09:02:22 PM »
If you look at the first starter, the one for my 20 and 14 bore guns, there is a hole in the middle. That is the primer-flash channel. The stud is made from ctg. brass, rim turned off and cupped
with a round ground high-speed drill.
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