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Please recommend a punch for making patches

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Smokey:
Instead of ordering pre cut patches, I want to try making my own from pillow ticking.
I need suggestions. What do you use to punch or cut out the circles?
Thanks.

Hank in WV:
It's not what you're asking for, but I've used a rotary cutter (Fiskars) for years. It makes square patches instead of round but the rifle doesn't seem to care.

Fyrstyk:
Buy a cheap set of hole saws from Harbor Freight.  Grind off the teeth, then sharpen the edge with a file.  Put several layers of your patch material over a soft board, chuck the hole saw in your drill and start cutting patches.  You can cut hundreds of patches in just a few minutes.  resharpen the hole saw as needed.

Smokey:
... Or maybe I should cut the patch at the muzzle instead of buying more stuff. Worth a try maybe.

Ohio Joe:
Lot's of folks do cut their patches at the muzzle, nothing wrong with that. As Hank said, square patches will work just fine as well as a round one. Harbor Freight probably has some 1" to 1-1/4" round punches that would work. You could also check company's that deal in canvas (tent pole rings) as they'd have to punch through the canvas for the eyelet / grommet to be installed. Good luck!  :shake

Here's a link, but I feel there are better ones out there;

https://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-1271O-Punch-4-Inches/dp/B000189UCU/ref=psdc_2225054011_t1_B0051UXY2U

NOTE: I would prefer this shape in the following link;

https://www.amazon.com/C-S-Osborne-Arch-Punch-Tool/dp/B002FCMCSE/ref=pd_di_sccai_3/141-3085847-9704003?pd_rd_w=W23we&pf_rd_p=c9443270-b914-4430-a90b-72e3e7e784e0&pf_rd_r=7H8QWSJRR3P5EKMAR8XE&pd_rd_r=b6907728-190d-4d87-b0bf-4cdfd2c40f65&pd_rd_wg=l5UHC&pd_rd_i=B01FT2E9ZK&psc=1

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