What cleaning Patch?

[Bzcraig]

I am curious what you all use for cleaning patches. I'm having a hard time believing you are buying patches cause buying just doesn't seem to sit well with most of us. For me, when the 'tightly whities' for heading for the trash they first make a stop at the reloading/cleaning bench.

[uscra112]

I've been cutting up old T-shirts for years.

[Calamity Jake]

I buy white flanel and or unbleached muzzlin at the fabric store and cut my own with a pizza cutter type tool made for fabric.

[Bzcraig]

I've been cutting up old T-shirts for years.

Yup, t shirts make a stop at my bench too

[Rich Cronk]

I use paper towels for patches, and they work very well for me.

[sljacob]

old white cotton pillow cases.

[WILCO]

I inherited a lot of patches, plus I bought a bag of sliced up cotton ones too. Pretty much a lifetime supply I reckon..................

[wgr]

t-shirts ,socks,pillow cases, sheets. about any thing cotton i use it.

[Bent Ramrod]

White cotton gym socks, after they have worn out. Wash 'em, cut all the seams, open the tube and cut to size needed. Best absorbent material ever made.

[TXGunNut]

Yes, I buy patches. Rag bag is getting full, patches seem to be going up. I already use old underwear and socks for rags, guess there's no reason not to use them for patches. Thanks for the tip!

[bear67]

Never have enough cotton rags for my shops. Back 30+ years ago when we were shooting lots of trap and skeet and the kids were competing in 4-H trap and skeet, I took a piece of stainless tubing and made a cutter that fits on an arbor press that will cut a stack of round 12ga patches out of any cotton available--even ragged drawers which are plentiful around my homestead. I usually cut 6 at a time with a piece of EDPM on the anvil of the press.
New project could be to make a cutter for ..45, .38, .30 and see what I can do. I don't guess patches need to be round, but that is what I learned with.

[Mk42gunner]

Old t-shirts work for me too. It just seems wrong to pay several dollars for few hundred patches.

Robert

[Boyscout]

One yard of light colored flannel on sale at the local fabric store, throw it in the wash and cut it up into appropriate sizes in front of the television. Only ones I don't make are for my OTIS cleaning kit.

[btroj]

I have been buying mine for years. Use about 5 dollars of patches per year. Not worth worrying over that expense.

[454PB]

Yup, old cotton T-shirts and a pair of electric scissors.

[repawn]

White flannel from the fabric shop - I usually buy a few yards - Joann fabrics always has 50% off coupons on fabric.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

T- shirts

[shooter2]

My newest rifle has a Shilen bbl at $400. I only use butch's.

[Ed Barrett]

I use old flannel sheets. One king size sheet keeps me busy for a year or so. I cut it into 1 foot squares and keep a few on the bench and in the range bag with a scissors and cut them to size as I need them.

[FLINTNFIRE]

Old sheets , hickory shirts when they are threadbare , about any cotton rag or old worn out clothing.