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I clean my guns a lot. If I cut up old clothes to make all of the patches I use, I'd be running around naked in a few months.
I don't think any of you wants that.

RossA wrote:I clean my guns a lot. If I cut up old clothes to make all of the patches I use, I'd be running around naked in a few months.
I don't think any of you wants that.

Maybe you could start a FundMe campaign.

I wouldn't need to. If y'all saw me running around naked, you would voluntarily throw money at me to go buy clothes.

RossA wrote:I clean my guns a lot. If I cut up old clothes to make all of the patches I use, I'd be running around naked in a few months.
I don't think any of you wants that.

Same here, I used to cut my own but I got tired of cutting patches.

Like others, I save old t-shirts for exactly that reason. They work great. The only problem is that, lately, I've been less than fastidious about gun cleaning, so the t-shirts are piling up.

Of late, the gun cleaning patches I bought and to my chagrin (once home) I discovered were made of paper.

Completely, utterly useless.

Back to old t-shirts, sheets, etc.

Paper? What brand? Need to stay clear of those.

When I m not using the Paul Clean Rollpatch I use the Southern Bloomers precut patches.

http://www.southernbloomer.com/

I use the non linting patches from Walmart, good thing I can afford to spend few bucks on those. I am very heavy user of good gun Rem Oil and Rem X-40 and testing all their competitors.

Beiruty wrote:I use the non linting patches from Walmart, good thing I can afford to spend few bucks on those. I am very heavy user of good gun Rem Oil and Rem X-40 and testing all their competitors.

Do you think people that make their own patches can't afford to buy them? What about my paper plate targets with a post it note bullseye?

Glock4ever wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I use the non linting patches from Walmart, good thing I can afford to spend few bucks on those. I am very heavy user of good gun Rem Oil and Rem X-40 and testing all their competitors.

Do you think people that make their own patches can't afford to buy them? What about my paper plate targets with a post it note bullseye?

He never said anything about people not being able to afford them, don't read too much into it. He's probably like me, I have limited time so I'd rather buy patches then spend time cutting up rags or material.

mrvmax wrote:

Glock4ever wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I use the non linting patches from Walmart, good thing I can afford to spend few bucks on those. I am very heavy user of good gun Rem Oil and Rem X-40 and testing all their competitors.

Do you think people that make their own patches can't afford to buy them? What about my paper plate targets with a post it note bullseye?

He never said anything about people not being able to afford them, don't read too much into it. He's probably like me, I have limited time so I'd rather buy patches then spend time cutting up rags or material.

My wife gave me that reloading 9mm is waste of time and money. In fact it is true, but it is hopeless case once you start reloading. I can afford to buy multiple thousands 9mm rd each months.
Using T-shirt is nothing wrong as I do it myself to wipe off excess oil or use some of it with a pick to clean those hard to reach trigger areas.

Speaking of paper, unscented John Wayne type toilet paper wrapped tightly around a proper Jag has cleaned my rifled bores very well.

It must be wrapped perpendicular to the jag, and wrapped tight -

RossA,

Sorry, I threw them away nor recall where I bought them or the the brand.

They were pre-cut into rectangles.

If you buy any pre-cut patches hold them up the light before buying. I do recall they were semi-transparent, sorta...