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Just had a thought. ..always have trouble especially in the Fall of finding my patches! Thinking of dying my patches a bright color like blue or pink to stand out in the Fall leaves!
Has anyone ever done this...what are your thoughts?
 
Just had a thought. ..always have trouble especially in the Fall of finding my patches! Thinking of dying my patches a bright color like blue or pink to stand out in the Fall leaves!
Has anyone ever done this...what are your thoughts?

I have used patching of many different colors, all are hard to find, as most are covered with black soot on one side.

In most cases if you can find one the rest will be in the same vicinity.
Sometimes patches veer right or left farther than you might think.
 
I used red striped pillow tucking when I was developing a load for my newly built Hawken rifle. Those sharp lands shredded the patches beyond finding.

Your best bet on finding the patches is to take up all the other patches in front of where you are shooting. All may be lost if you are shooting in a match with shooters on either side and if there is any window d blowing cross range.
 
Are you trying to find them for checking for holes? If not, I don't bother to look for them.
Yes...I always like to find my patches checking to see everything worked right.But mostly at my back 40 range when checking out new loads or breaking in a new barrel. Besides I prefer to leave the woods as I found them...clean!
 
Most of the patches I shoot at the range are the red striped or blue striped depending on the thickness of my patch. Both are hard to find and our range grass is mowed to no more than 4-5 inches or less. They seem to be related to socks in a dryer. As others have noted usually they will be in one area, but it doesn't take much wind to make them veer.
 
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