Cleaning Patches

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 12:59 AM

I just got back from the range and I forgot to buy some cleaning patches. Anyone got any good ideas for a substitute?

GlockMeister · 04-23-2008, 01:06 AM

An old white T-shirt. Cut it up. Some of your wifes make up pads, if not a small bored firearm. But an old T-shirt cut up will work fine. Just make sure to get any loose threads off and use an X-acto knife or razor blade to cut it. Less of a mess in my book.

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 01:44 AM

Thanks! That worked Great!! Bore is all shiney and beautiful now. Must put patches on shopping list.

GlockMeister · 04-23-2008, 01:48 AM

Glad it worked out though. I knew it would. I've had to go that route before myself. I think at one time or another we all have or will...

SwedeSteve · 04-23-2008, 02:01 AM

Your wives fav pantyhose! Really abrasive! Not YOUR fav pair, but HERS!!

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 02:06 AM

Fishnet stockings just wont stay on the jag all that well. hehe

Mooseman684 · 04-23-2008, 02:16 AM

Buy a Boresnake !!! Patches not required....
Rich

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 02:20 AM

Yeah, I forgot to pick one of those up at the range too!

jimkim · 04-23-2008, 03:36 AM

I knew a guy once whose wife worked for an underwear co. I think it was hanes. She would bring home scrap. So if you have kids and they have outgrown theres you can cut them up. It works good. Just make sure you wash them first.

Big Dog · 04-23-2008, 05:11 AM

Old bedsheets are good too. Less lint and threads than T-shirt material.
Wally's has bags of T-shirt material scraps in the gun-cleaning stuff. Needs to be cut into proper sizes though. I cut most into .30 caliber size, and the smaller pieces into .22 size. Enough to last a good while.
Be careful though - one bag I got was a silky neglige-type material - lousy for gun-cleaning! Won't soak up oil, leaves fuzzy residue in the bore. So don't use you GF's old underwear!!

Cyrano · 04-23-2008, 06:55 AM

Dad had a pile of pillow ticking rags he got from somewhere and every so often we'd cut a couple of them up into patches. Worked just fine. Almost any natural fiber cloth will work if it's not excessively thick or stiff. Example: old denim from dungarees that have worn out and been washed soft works just fine. Denim scrap from a bolt of cloth doesn't because it's too stiff. The stuff I've been getting at the gun shop seems to be unbleached cotton duck, the stuff light-air/tropical service sails were made out of in the sailing ship days. That's about ideal.

marion57 · 04-23-2008, 08:22 AM

I just bought 1,000 cotton twill patches from brownels for 14 bucks gonna give them a try .And yes rich i do use a bore snake but I like to use patches after

andrew cochran · 04-23-2008, 08:42 AM

I almost never buy patches it is either a boresnake or old sock or Some artical of cloting or rag.

billy · 04-23-2008, 08:45 AM

i went to wally world and bought 3 yards of cloth that is the same cotton stuff patches are made of.
price?
$1

andrew cochran · 04-23-2008, 09:56 AM

You pay them to cut it all right!

Capt'n Mil Coll · 04-23-2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

i went to wally world and bought 3 yards of cloth that is the same cotton stuff patches are made of.
price?
$1

Like my aunt from FLA always says "I like my Targets and I like my Kmarts but I LOVE MY WALMARTS"
Hey if you get in a pinch you can always just take off your tighty whiteys.

04-23-2008, 12:59 AM	#1
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186 Trader Rating: (0)	Cleaning Patches I just got back from the range and I forgot to buy some cleaning patches. Anyone got any good ideas for a substitute?

04-23-2008, 01:06 AM	#2
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,943 Trader Rating: (0)	An old white T-shirt. Cut it up. Some of your wifes make up pads, if not a small bored firearm. But an old T-shirt cut up will work fine. Just make sure to get any loose threads off and use an X-acto knife or razor blade to cut it. Less of a mess in my book. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-23-2008, 01:48 AM	#4
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,943 Trader Rating: (0)	Glad it worked out though. I knew it would. I've had to go that route before myself. I think at one time or another we all have or will... __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-23-2008, 02:01 AM	#5
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	Your wives fav pantyhose! Really abrasive! Not YOUR fav pair, but HERS!! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-23-2008, 02:16 AM	#7
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,266 Trader Rating: (0)	Buy a Boresnake !!! Patches not required.... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

04-23-2008, 01:44 AM	#3
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks! That worked Great!! Bore is all shiney and beautiful now. Must put patches on shopping list.

04-23-2008, 02:06 AM	#6
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186 Trader Rating: (0)	Fishnet stockings just wont stay on the jag all that well. hehe

04-23-2008, 02:20 AM	#8
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah, I forgot to pick one of those up at the range too!

04-23-2008, 03:36 AM	#9
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastman GA Posts: 1,774 Trader Rating: (0)	I knew a guy once whose wife worked for an underwear co. I think it was hanes. She would bring home scrap. So if you have kids and they have outgrown theres you can cut them up. It works good. Just make sure you wash them first. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

04-23-2008, 05:11 AM	#10
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,067 Trader Rating: (0)	Old bedsheets are good too. Less lint and threads than T-shirt material. Wally's has bags of T-shirt material scraps in the gun-cleaning stuff. Needs to be cut into proper sizes though. I cut most into .30 caliber size, and the smaller pieces into .22 size. Enough to last a good while. Be careful though - one bag I got was a silky neglige-type material - lousy for gun-cleaning! Won't soak up oil, leaves fuzzy residue in the bore. So don't use you GF's old underwear!! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

04-23-2008, 06:55 AM	#11
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,960 Trader Rating: (0)	Dad had a pile of pillow ticking rags he got from somewhere and every so often we'd cut a couple of them up into patches. Worked just fine. Almost any natural fiber cloth will work if it's not excessively thick or stiff. Example: old denim from dungarees that have worn out and been washed soft works just fine. Denim scrap from a bolt of cloth doesn't because it's too stiff. The stuff I've been getting at the gun shop seems to be unbleached cotton duck, the stuff light-air/tropical service sails were made out of in the sailing ship days. That's about ideal.

04-23-2008, 08:22 AM	#12
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,692 Trader Rating: (0)	I just bought 1,000 cotton twill patches from brownels for 14 bucks gonna give them a try .And yes rich i do use a bore snake but I like to use patches after __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

04-23-2008, 08:42 AM	#13
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	I almost never buy patches it is either a boresnake or old sock or Some artical of cloting or rag. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

04-23-2008, 08:45 AM	#14
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	i went to wally world and bought 3 yards of cloth that is the same cotton stuff patches are made of. price? $1 __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

04-23-2008, 09:56 AM	#15
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	You pay them to cut it all right! __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!