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SpareMag · October 15, 2013, 07:35 AM

Thanks, Stony,

NOW, about your patch mix...you are seating a damp patch against the powder? How does THAT work?

The Windex part doesn't throw me, since people who shoot corrosive Russkie 7.62x39 ammo use it to neutralize the effects of that round...so I buy the IDEA of your concoction, I just don't see hoe you get boom with a damp patch against the powder...?

As for patches, for this intial round, I got some store-boughtened prelubed patches. For rifles, will any type of patch material work, such as cleaning patches? Or do I need something else?

I read in the C&B revolver sticky (my next plunge after I get the basics sorted) that wool felt patches are best, though no explanation was given. Does this hold for rifles, or due to the size of the barrel, are they more forgiving?

Thanks, all! This is really VERY useful info for me! I see a C&B revolver and a flintlock in my future, so I may be a plague upon youall here for a while.

October 15, 2013, 07:35 AM	#16
SpareMag Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2012 Posts: 514	Thanks, Stony, NOW, about your patch mix...you are seating a damp patch against the powder? How does THAT work? The Windex part doesn't throw me, since people who shoot corrosive Russkie 7.62x39 ammo use it to neutralize the effects of that round...so I buy the IDEA of your concoction, I just don't see hoe you get boom with a damp patch against the powder...? As for patches, for this intial round, I got some store-boughtened prelubed patches. For rifles, will any type of patch material work, such as cleaning patches? Or do I need something else? I read in the C&B revolver sticky (my next plunge after I get the basics sorted) that wool felt patches are best, though no explanation was given. Does this hold for rifles, or due to the size of the barrel, are they more forgiving? Thanks, all! This is really VERY useful info for me! I see a C&B revolver and a flintlock in my future, so I may be a plague upon youall here for a while.