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Author Topic: Leather (Chamois?) shooting patches?  (Read 687 times)

Offline FlintSteel

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Leather (Chamois?) shooting patches?
« on: November 18, 2010, 11:53:04 AM »
Has anyone tried using greased leather or chamois for shooting patches?  How did you like it? Any problems?
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2010, 05:31:19 PM »
I'm not sure about chamois but a while back Squire Robin posted some information about tests he did with leather patches.  He also had quite a bit of information about his experiments on a blog he did.  You might try searching the Forum or his posts.
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2010, 01:11:36 PM »
I have used very thin greased leather and it works good. just work up a proper load for your gun with it. I know a few gents that hunt with it in dry times because it keeps the woods from burning down.

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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2010, 01:25:12 PM »
Robin said that many he used were re-usable.
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