I recently have been getting more serious about shooting and gun care/maintance. I own a remington .270 and want to keep it properly cleaned and maintained. I purchased a 27 cal Tipton one piece rod and a kleen bore jag for .270. i am using some misc. patches that are in an unmarked ziploc bag that i had laying around. When i try and use the rod and jag to push a patch through it is so tight that i would have to pound on the rod to get it through(it is very tight to say the least), so i have been cutting them very very thin to where i don't know if are doing any good. Am I doing something wrong? Do i need some different equipment? Any help much appreciated.