[STAGE 2]

I can't stand the el cheapo patches that you can find everywhere that are thin, fall apart, and leave fuzz everywhere no matter how hard you try. What are some really good patches. I don't care how much, just as long as they work really well.

[oneshooter]

Military cleaning patches

http://www.letargets.com/html/cleaning.html

http://www.omahas.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=16_113&osCsid=8ef2441a2d633c8e5ed...

http://www.chestnutridge.com/images/inv/MACLPH3.asp

A lot of others supply them.

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

[Capt Charlie]

Got any old linen sheets? I've found that patches cut from those are as good as, if not better than, commercial patches, and one sheet gives you a LOT of patches.

[candr44]

I get mine in bulk and cheap from the remnants section of Walmart's textile and sewing department. You can get some high quality patch material there and buy enough to last a long time. Another good source of material is Good Will.

[esheato]

The best patches are cotton flannel. Any of the quality cleaning component manufacturers produce them. A lot of companies now have synthetic patches. I haven't tried them as the good 'ol cotton ones work just fine.

Don't forget jags, bore guides (for rifles) and tight fitting brushes. They're just as important.

I spend a lot of money with Sinclair (http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=CPPBMPA&type=store). Everything that I buy through them (and it's a lot) is high quality. Their service is impeccable and they know what they're talking about.

Ed

[guy sajer]

Lot's of great suggestions .

I've been using Pro Shot for years . Good stuff .

http://www.proshotproducts.com/patch_info.html

[tegemu]

I use old tee shirts. I also remove any points from my jags, they just seem to serve no purpose except punching clear through the patch when there is a tight fit.

[nramember2]

+1 on the pro shot products. when i get a milsurp rifle the first thing i do is, use sweets7.62 then follow up with pro shot one step. this is a good combo. as far as patches i make my own out of t shirt material, but i use alot of patches.

if any of you guys mess with milsurps, try this.
run some sweets in the barrel[no chrome lined barrels]
scrub with a nylon brush [not brass]
then run patches saturated with pro shot one step until the patches come back clean. it works awesome.
even try it on some you have already cleaned, it might surprise you.

[HankB]

I make my own patches out of things like old T-shirt material, old flannel sheets & PJ's, etc.

['Card]

Old t-shirts here too. They work great, and it makes my wife happy because she's always bugging me about getting rid of old clothes.

[Stickjockey]

Go to your local Joann Fabrics/Michael's/HobbyLobby/whatever. Buy a yard or two of medium-weight muslin. Go home. Start cuttin'. I find about 1" to 1.5" squares work well.

[Guy B. Meredith]

Southern Bloomers are commercially cut t-shirts. Guess they started out in the business of producing jersey fabric and began cutting spares for patches.

Jersey fabric is my all time favorite for patches as it does not fray or leave threads behind. Substantial.