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BOGE · October 24, 1999, 03:00 AM

Paper patches are cut by the rifling which is why you need to roll the trapezoidal patch in the same direction as the rifling. Supposedly in the old days the rifling did not cut the patches but they came off after departing the muzzle.

October 24, 1999, 03:00 AM	#3
BOGE Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Posts: 33	Paper patches are cut by the rifling which is why you need to roll the trapezoidal patch in the same direction as the rifling. Supposedly in the old days the rifling did not cut the patches but they came off after departing the muzzle.