Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: patch shape

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Muzzleloaders & Blackpowder

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26513
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: patch shape
27/11/11 08:18 AM

Tinker's got it. Any shape is OK as long as it's big enough to easily centre the ball.

If you lay a strip of cloth over the barrel and seat the ball flush, cut the cloth off and then, from the other end, push the patched ball out, look at the patch. You'll find it's square with rounded corners.

I mostly use precuts today, and generally they are round. The reason I use round patches, is I can cut a LOT in ashort period of time, using either a large ball bearing and the appropriatly sized bearing race, or an arch punch on a piece of UHMW or HDPE. This is the same material used for counter tops in butcher shops and for chain guides in logging/lumber mills.

A pice 12" square by 2 1/2" thick can usually be picked up for about $10.00 - locally here.

I use the 1 1/2" arch-punch for patches for my 20, 16 and 14 bore smoothbores and rifles.

A smoothly radiused crown is of paramount importance in allowing the easy seating of the patched ball inside the barrel. Once it's inside, it is a simple matter to seat it on the powder.

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Edited by CptCurl (19/03/12 10:49 AM)

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
patch shape	TomN	27/11/11 03:34 AM
Re: patch shape	tinker	27/11/11 04:20 AM
Re: patch shape	TomN	27/11/11 08:21 AM
Re: patch shape	TomN	28/11/11 05:12 AM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	28/11/11 05:40 AM
Re: patch shape	tinker	28/11/11 07:00 AM
Re: patch shape	TomN	28/11/11 10:52 AM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	28/11/11 11:48 AM
Re: patch shape	TomN	28/11/11 03:41 PM
Re: patch shape	TomN	29/11/11 12:49 PM
Re: patch shape	ChrisPer	18/12/11 11:46 PM
Re: patch shape	TomN	19/12/11 04:50 AM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	19/12/11 01:55 PM
Re: patch shape	TomN	19/12/11 03:07 PM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	19/12/11 03:36 PM
Re: patch shape	MikeRowe	22/12/11 01:35 PM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	23/12/11 05:24 AM
Re: patch shape	DarylS	27/11/11 08:18 AM
Re: patch shape	Tatume	27/11/11 04:19 AM

Extra information

0 registered and 20 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: DarylS

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 4657

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved