square vs. round patches

[spitpatch]

Birddog6 commented in the thread "making patches" that he uses square patches. I do also in my .32 cal. CVA. (easier to cut) Is there any thoughts on this? Does the type of cut matter?

[Slamfire]

Probably not, it depends on what your rifle likes, but if you trim the patch at the muzzle with the ball even with the top of the barrel they are always round, and centered.  

[spitpatch]

Good point slamfire. I rarely cut the patch at the muzzle though, I might ought to start.

[roundball]

I use precut / prelubed patches and they're always round...but seeing this sort of question a year or so ago I intentionally cut some square patches and shot a range session with them, didn't see a bit of difference.

And to me that makes sense...round or square, it's all excess material sticking up past the contact circumference of the ball, so it should be irrelevant anyway.

[crow_feather]

Everybody knows that a round patch will give approx 1/1734590334857" tighter groups than square patches.  This was discovered during the International Hollingdorph Multieducational Blackpowder Swivel Barrel Pistol Competition of 1937-38.

It was also discovered during this multinational competition that blue pillow ticking patches were far more consistent in velocity than the red pillow ticking patches.

Some shooters in the most famous event of this competition, the "load with the toes speed shoot" discovered that while Irish Linen gave great results (as long as they were cut round and blue colored), the "boom" of the rifle seemed to have a hint of a brogue.

[roundball]

Everybody knows that a round patch will give approx 1/1734590334857" tighter groups than square patches.  This was discovered during the International Hollingdorph Multieducational Blackpowder Swivel Barrel Pistol Competition of 1937-38.

It was also discovered during this multinational competition that blue pillow ticking patches were far more consistent in velocity than the red pillow ticking patches.

Some shooters in the most famous event of this competition, the "load with the toes speed shoot" discovered that while Irish Linen gave great results (as long as they were cut round and blue colored), the "boom" of the rifle seemed to have a hint of a brogue.

( Crow Feather.......you need to get out more :grin: )

[spitpatch]

Everybody knows that a round patch will give approx 1/1734590334857" tighter groups than square patches.  This was discovered during the International Hollingdorph Multieducational Blackpowder Swivel Barrel Pistol Competition of 1937-38.

It was also discovered during this multinational competition that blue pillow ticking patches were far more consistent in velocity than the red pillow ticking patches.

Some shooters in the most famous event of this competition, the "load with the toes speed shoot" discovered that while Irish Linen gave great results (as long as they were cut round and blue colored), the "boom" of the rifle seemed to have a hint of a brogue.

Idon't care who you are.....THATS FUNNY!