Lubing you patching material question

[Nessmuck]

If you cut your material into strips…and plan to cut at the muzzle….how do you folks lube those strips of cloth ?  Just rub mink oil into the strip on both sides ,then roll it up ? Or squirt some moose milk on the patch,seat the ball and cut ? Thanks for you input

[Don Steele]

When I need the very best precision possible, such as Table and Chunk shooting where a rest is involved I use pre-cut strips of material that have been soaked in a solution of Ballistol/ water then laid out flat and allowed to dry overnight, a la-Dutch Schoultz. I should add that for those competitions, I'm using a thicker patch that measures .020" ( compressed) and a .500 ball in my 50 caliber rifles with a solid brass 3/8" Range Rod to load.
For offhand shooting, I just use a (thinner) pre-cut patch, wet with about anything and can't tell much difference.

[Not English]

I've had good success with torn strips rubbed in Mink Oil and cut at the muzzle. I do not lube both sides. I dont lube the whole strip. Hunting, I use a loading block with lubed patches.

[DavidC]

Just use silk, you'll get an extra 20 yards.

[recurve]

I use tallow in a double boiler dip the strips and then squeezing out extra winding strips storing in old pill bottles

[mgbruch]

I cut square patches, rub them real good with mink oil, and put them in my shooting bag.  I don't cut the patch; just push everything down and seat the ball good.

Works.

[smylee grouch]

I like to saturate the patch clear through and alternate a dry one between two saturated ones. I have a good supply of bear oil that I sometimes mix with Tracks mink oil.

[Daryl]

I use pre-cuts, saturated with lube and store them in tin, brass or G silver snuff, tobacco and/or fire/starting boxes, some from Sucrets & hard candy conveyors, some from Trackofthewolf dot com.

[Marcruger]

I use a small tin and lube with Mr Flintlock, per our late Mad Monk's advice.  The Hoppe's BlackPowder lube and cleaner is also a great and slippery lube.  Just remember to final clean with Mr Flintlock to remove all graphite.  God Bless,  Marc

[Mule Brain]

Just use silk, you'll get an extra 20 yards.

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