Favored Cleaning Patches for .223s?

[rebs]

what is the cleaning patches of choice for you guys ? Is any of them non fraying, absorbent and good cleaning ?

 

[K22]

Pro Shot cotton flannel.

Absorbent +++++

Fraying: better than most cotton flannel that I've tried - I think it's the nature of the fabric that some isolated fraying occurs but on balance, they have performed very well for me.

 

[Bill Norris]

I use the triangle cut patches. Work well with all calibers.

 

[David Milisock]

what is the cleaning patches of choice for you guys ? Is any of them non fraying, absorbent and good cleaning ?

Who the hell knows? I bought a 5 gallon bag of them years ago and cut them if I need to. I still have 4 gallon!

 

[Forum Boss]

Here are the Boresmith Triangle patches, which are available on Amazon. They do work well.

Another thing that some people do is use a round patch, but penetrate it OFF-center. That way you get a short and long side of the patch in the barrel and that can sometimes allow a smoother movement.

 

[K9TXS]

I started cutting my own several years ago. Get flannel from Jo Ann Fabrics along with a disk cutting tool. You can make them any size you want. I usually cut mine 1.125" square. This size works well for 223 & 6 mm. I have the material double over on itself and cut a strip. Then cut that strip into the squares. Each time I cut a square it produces 2 or 3 patches depending how many times I folded the material over.

I have cut out some triangles as well, but it is many more steps.

 

[JSH]

^^^^^^^
Cut my own, size is what ever the jag needs. I make everything I need from 17-45. About as much fun as trimming brass, but I do a bunch for what ever I am set up for. Jo Ann’s has better scenery than Walmart for sure ;-).

 

[Bill Norris]

Here are the Boresmith Triangle patches, which are available on Amazon. They do work well.

Another think that some people do is use a round patch, but penetrate it OFF-center. That way you get a short and long side of the patch in the barrel and that can sometimes allow a smoother movement.

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I believe these will give better patch to bore contact than the square patches.

 

[243Lapua]

Just buy the bulk bags of Grizzly tools, You can't beat the price.

 

[LHSmith]

One thing that I will never go back to is cutting my own patches. What I need is consistency in patch size and thickness and qualities such as non-fraying and adsorbent ( 100% cotton). BTDT fighting a patch through the bore guide or down the bore bending the rod. I buy direct from Pro-Shot which is the best quality I have found and competitively priced.
For .22 caliber centerfire I use their 1-1/8" square patches on a .22 cal (as labeled / not actual dimension) Dewey speartip jag. Jag size and design make a huge difference in the size and thickness patch you use. These patches also work great when using Iosso or J-B as they offer sufficient surface area to get the job done in one session of short-stroking the problem areas.

 

[hogpatrol]

Another vote for the triangle patches.

 

[Doug Beach]

1/64th of a Scott blue shop towel. .30 cal is 1/32. .45 is 1/16th.

 

[Preacher]

I'm still using Bounty paper towels cut or ripped to size...
Have been for years........

 

[urbanrifleman]

Butchs benchrest patches stabbed off center.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Here are the Boresmith Triangle patches, which are available on Amazon. They do work well.

Another thing that some people do is use a round patch, but penetrate it OFF-center. That way you get a short and long side of the patch in the barrel and that can sometimes allow a smoother movement.

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Interesting...

 

[Kracken McGraw]

One thing that I will never go back to is cutting my own patches. What I need is consistency in patch size and thickness and qualities such as non-fraying and adsorbent ( 100% cotton). BTDT fighting a patch through the bore guide or down the bore bending the rod. I buy direct from Pro-Shot which is the best quality I have found and competitively priced.
For .22 caliber centerfire I use their 1-1/8" square patches on a .22 cal (as labeled / not actual dimension) Dewey speartip jag. Jag size and design make a huge difference in the size and thickness patch you use. These patches also work great when using Iosso or J-B as they offer sufficient surface area to get the job done in one session of short-stroking the problem areas.

Midway carries the pro shot patches in the 1000 count also.

 

[shooterjon]

I use the triangle cut patches. Work well with all calibers.

I am With Bill on the triangle patches ,I see them cleaning the bore better than any other patches, AND I have been using them for several years now.
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