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05-11-2020, 14:25 #1
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What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
Or do you buy them pre cut, if so where do you buy them from.
Got the following measurements from the internet, would like to know if they are in the right ballpark.
.308 - 38x38mm
9mm - 57x57mm
12 gauge - 76x76mm
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05-11-2020, 14:38 #2
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
I usually have rolls, so I cut one, then it's too small. Then I cut another one, which is always too big, and I think (ag it'll go through). Then it gets stuck and I have to yank the rod out, usually unscrewing the jag and leaving it stuck in the barrel. Then I insert the rod from the front and tap it to remove the stuck jag and patch, remove the patch and cut one that's between the first and second one.
That works and then I cut a few more in the same size.
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05-11-2020, 14:52 #3
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
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05-11-2020, 15:33 #4
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
I use the Bore Tech pre cut round patches. They have a sizing chart to say which size is best for which caliber. Havent had any problems with patches getting stuck or hard to push through
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05-11-2020, 16:01 #5
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
So for those like Toxxyc who clearly spend hours with cutting and resizing I just tested the sizes above.
9mm was good at 57mm
12 Gauge was good at 76mm
.308 was just a little small at 38mm and 41mm works fine. 45mm is too big
Thanks Andre will look into the Bore Tech patches.
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05-11-2020, 17:19 #6
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
Cut a strip of cloth roughly 25mm wide and 90mm long. Wind it in overlapping circles around the rod. If you wind it at an angle of roughly 60°, it is quite thick and cleans 9mm. At 30° it is thinner and cleans 308.
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05-11-2020, 19:02 #7
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
Hmm I usually just put the tip of the jag in the middle of the patch and shove it down the barrel. I used to use the wrap method that you have suggested but found the other method much easier to do. Yes you only get to push the patch through once but that is ok.
I plan on getting spear-jags for .308 and 9mm as I think they are the best option.
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06-11-2020, 04:13 #8
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
People with money to burn use boretech patches. Cheap s#its like me use the Gunsmithy square patches.
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06-11-2020, 05:45 #9
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
I remember way back in the military you use to get the 2x4 barrel cleaning patches. It was designed that the way you fold it and the amount of folds will cover your 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, 9mm and right up to 12.7 mm BMG
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06-11-2020, 07:16 #10
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Re: What Size Do You Cut Your Patches To
I wonder where I fit in with my bought by the 270mm diameter roll and then cut it in patches of 2 by 4". To save I use the same patch 4 times, I start to roll it around the jag from the corner, the next time from the diagonally across corner, then flip it around and do the same thing on the other side. My old previously last used for rub down oily patch, gets used as a cleaning patch for the next cleaning session. For .22 I cut the 2 by 4 in half to make ir 2 by 2.
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