patch and loop

[720]

i'm a new gun owner, and i have a basic question about attaching a cleaning patch to a loop. i usually just fold the patch in half and slip it through the loop. but it's a rather loose fit. i *think* i saw a description on the internet some place that showed a more clever way of attaching a patch to a loop, but i can't remember where i saw it. i think the patch ends up shaped like a cone some how and is more securely help by the loop. any advise is appreciated.

thank you.

[bohoki]

if its loose then its too small a patch i too have seen the fancy cone method but with my ex-tee-shirt patches i generally just shove a corner through the eye and even it out the best i can and try not to use a piece that has the printing or other decoration

[uxo2]

I have always just pushed it thru the way you are now doing it...

[paul0660]

use a jag, which the patch sort of tents over...only works on the push but does the job evenly.

[emilio]

use a jag

+1. i hardly ever use my loops. if i do, it's just to mop a bunch of solvent in the bore to let soak. in the meantime, depending on the caliber, you can get a good amount of bore contact by using two patches and twisting and pinching them around the loop as you put them in the bore.

but, really, a jag is all you need for most of your post-range cleaning tasks. they provide as tight a fit as you can get to get the patch to soak up crud. they're also great for using JB Bore Paste or Flitz to really polish a bore. i only use brushes when a bore is really cruddy or if it's a shotgun; now that i have a jag or pull for every caliber i own i rarely use the loops.

- emilio

[720]

thanks for the advise. i mainly use jags, but sometimes i want to use a patch and loop to slop some solvent around the barrel. i'll use a smaller loop so it will hold the patch more firmly. thanks again