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arcticap · February 27, 2011, 05:34 AM

Your patches look very dry to me and without enough lube.
I would try lubing them with Bore Butter which has a higher viscosity, or Crisco, olive oil or at least a higher concentration of Ballistol.
One way to make a home made wad is to crunch up some newspaper into a tight ball just a little larger than bore size. Then ram it and tamp it down really well before ramming the ball. That should help protect the patch from getting blown out or burned from ignition.
And the wad should also protect the powder from getting contaminated by putting more of an extra greasy lube on the patch.
Then if your patches are still torn that badly, you'll know that it could be happening during loading.

February 27, 2011, 05:34 AM	#16
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	Your patches look very dry to me and without enough lube. I would try lubing them with Bore Butter which has a higher viscosity, or Crisco, olive oil or at least a higher concentration of Ballistol. One way to make a home made wad is to crunch up some newspaper into a tight ball just a little larger than bore size. Then ram it and tamp it down really well before ramming the ball. That should help protect the patch from getting blown out or burned from ignition. And the wad should also protect the powder from getting contaminated by putting more of an extra greasy lube on the patch. Then if your patches are still torn that badly, you'll know that it could be happening during loading. Last edited by arcticap; February 28, 2011 at 12:26 AM.