Cleaning Patches

Norstrog · March 24, 2007, 05:39 PM

I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about cleaning patches. I have been buying the cheapo's from Wal-Mart and they work fine but am getting kind of tired of cutting them to fit. I was thinking about buy some that are the right size for my guns but there's tons of options. Anybody want to tell me which brand of cleaning patches they prefer and why? I would be appreciative. Those that just cut up old shirts please don't tell me how I'm wasting my time and money on buying prefab. Thanks.

skeeter1 · March 24, 2007, 08:43 PM

I've been using Hoppe's patches for more years than I care to admit. Get them in the right caliber (I've got everything from .22 to 12-gauge), and they work just fine. Inexpensive, convenient... what's not to like? When it comes to cleaning oil, I'm partial to Breakfree CLP.

NCHornet · March 27, 2007, 11:49 AM

Years ago I bought a 5lb bag of 100% cloth cleaning patches for 12 gauge shotguns from a company that was going out of business. There is easily enough for several lifetimes of gun cleaning, I just cut them to size as needed. They do a great job so I see no need to change.

williamd · March 27, 2007, 01:04 PM

Yep, buy for the 12g then get a pair of sissors .... but don't run

with them! In your hand or pocket.

liliysdad · March 27, 2007, 09:15 PM

I buy the caliber specific patches from Brownells.

Ammo Junky · April 6, 2007, 07:36 PM

I really like pro shot patches. I tried butches, but I didnt like them. Too plastic like. The wal mart cheepies work, but are not great.

stang46gt · April 6, 2007, 09:42 PM

been using them for 25 years and they work great for me.

rem33 · April 6, 2007, 11:08 PM

I guess I am a cheap skate, I go to the fabric store and buy 100% cotton. It's somewhere in the 4 or 5 dollar per yard price range. I get the nice soft just a tad fuzzy on one side like a expensive patch. I make what size patches I want or use pieces for cleaning, wiping down with CLP and dozens of other uses.

Walk in ask the gals and they have always treated me terrific, show you just what you want. You get smiles etc they seem to like seeing a guy buy fabric.

tegemu · April 7, 2007, 06:08 AM

Old tee shirts and strong fibrous paper towels work very well too.

longtooth50 · April 7, 2007, 07:33 AM

Meeee to.
I have not bought any patches in my life. (57yrs) When I was a kid we cleaned w/ a string dropped through the barrel & old t-shirt patches then. Be careful w/ your .22. I was a teenager when I got a rod & brush. Man I thought I was something.
Wish I could make my t-shirts last long enough to HAVE TO buy patches.

kb2iaw · April 12, 2007, 12:55 PM

i get mine at the dollar store ...in the cosmetics section, they are about 1 1/2 inches in diamater ,cost $1.00 for 100 ... They are supposed to be for removing makeup...hey my wife buys em for me and they work .

liliysdad · April 12, 2007, 02:40 PM

I buy mine from Brownells. A cheap patch makes cleaning much harder than it should be, and I hate cleaning guns as it is.

March 24, 2007, 05:39 PM	#1
Norstrog Member Join Date: March 13, 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 59	Cleaning Patches I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about cleaning patches. I have been buying the cheapo's from Wal-Mart and they work fine but am getting kind of tired of cutting them to fit. I was thinking about buy some that are the right size for my guns but there's tons of options. Anybody want to tell me which brand of cleaning patches they prefer and why? I would be appreciative. Those that just cut up old shirts please don't tell me how I'm wasting my time and money on buying prefab. Thanks.

March 27, 2007, 11:49 AM	#3
NCHornet Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2006 Posts: 1,001	Years ago I bought a 5lb bag of 100% cloth cleaning patches for 12 gauge shotguns from a company that was going out of business. There is easily enough for several lifetimes of gun cleaning, I just cut them to size as needed. They do a great job so I see no need to change. __________________ When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away!! Carry ON!! NCHornet

March 27, 2007, 01:04 PM	#4
williamd Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 801	Yep, buy for the 12g then get a pair of sissors .... but don't run with them! In your hand or pocket. __________________ "Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns!" Unfortunately, we may be moving in that direction. NRA Benefactor, Conservative!, VN '64-'65. Never sell a gun or a car ... and retire rich!

April 6, 2007, 07:36 PM	#6
Ammo Junky Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: IL Posts: 537	I really like pro shot patches. I tried butches, but I didnt like them. Too plastic like. The wal mart cheepies work, but are not great. __________________ Will work for brass. I apologise in advance for spelling errors.

April 6, 2007, 09:42 PM	#7
stang46gt Member Join Date: August 24, 2005 Posts: 84	I like oxyoke or Mil-Spec flannel patches been using them for 25 years and they work great for me.

March 24, 2007, 08:43 PM	#2
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	I've been using Hoppe's patches for more years than I care to admit. Get them in the right caliber (I've got everything from .22 to 12-gauge), and they work just fine. Inexpensive, convenient... what's not to like? When it comes to cleaning oil, I'm partial to Breakfree CLP.

March 27, 2007, 09:15 PM	#5
liliysdad Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2004 Posts: 1,145	I buy the caliber specific patches from Brownells.

April 6, 2007, 11:08 PM	#8
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	I guess I am a cheap skate, I go to the fabric store and buy 100% cotton. It's somewhere in the 4 or 5 dollar per yard price range. I get the nice soft just a tad fuzzy on one side like a expensive patch. I make what size patches I want or use pieces for cleaning, wiping down with CLP and dozens of other uses. Walk in ask the gals and they have always treated me terrific, show you just what you want. You get smiles etc they seem to like seeing a guy buy fabric.

April 7, 2007, 06:08 AM	#9
tegemu Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2005 Location: Orange Park, Fla Posts: 1,019	Old tee shirts and strong fibrous paper towels work very well too. __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell

April 7, 2007, 07:33 AM	#10
longtooth50 Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Lufkin, Texas Posts: 95	Meeee to. I have not bought any patches in my life. (57yrs) When I was a kid we cleaned w/ a string dropped through the barrel & old t-shirt patches then. Be careful w/ your .22. I was a teenager when I got a rod & brush. Man I thought I was something. Wish I could make my t-shirts last long enough to HAVE TO buy patches.

April 12, 2007, 12:55 PM	#11
kb2iaw Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2006 Location: Oneonta (city of the hills) Posts: 104	i get mine at the dollar store ...in the cosmetics section, they are about 1 1/2 inches in diamater ,cost $1.00 for 100 ... They are supposed to be for removing makeup...hey my wife buys em for me and they work . __________________ DD-657 DD-531 DD756 Freedom,has a taste...and those who fought for it , the taste is sweet...the protected will never know . VENI VIDI VICI

April 12, 2007, 02:40 PM	#12
liliysdad Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2004 Posts: 1,145	I buy mine from Brownells. A cheap patch makes cleaning much harder than it should be, and I hate cleaning guns as it is.