I started this firm then sold it to Jim Bowman who still makes the patches.FrontierGander said:Got'em today!
One side is super rough! I like that side, so I lubed it lightly wth my anti-rust lube and loaded up the hawken woodsman flintlock.
I like the rough side as I find that textured side, seems to cut through fouling a lot better than the smooth, tight weave side.
When we started Bridger's Best all the patching material purchased is 100% white cotton no matter what the thickness. I spent several hours at a whole yard goods place in Denver CO measuring their goods. Once selected you have .005, .010, .015, .020, and .020 knap on one side and clean on the other side (special cleaning patches for the Olympic Center in the Colorado Springs), plus the knap on both sides in .022 (military weight cleaning patches). Six to eight rolls of cloth at 125 yards per roll that would only last a few months. When I got back from Denver to the Loveland area I was soaked watching the rain clouds for 80 miles. White has always been the color of choice at worst case an off white if what you mentioned wasn't available.FrontierGander said:I ordered a few hundred .015" bridgers best patches a few days ago and got them today. One thing thats awesome is that they are WHITE, like cotton white ......
Kentucky Colonel said:Wow. Cool story
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