CoyoteJoe said:
This test was prompted by a question asked some time back when the poster was concerned that the pillow ticking he considered buying showed 2% poly 98%
I remember that thread and commented to it as I had just recently run across some denim that was a 98/2% mix.
My concern with the stuff was that it stretched more one way than the other and I wondered if when the ball/patch was squeezed into the muzzle,, would this fabric actually stay in an even thickness all the way around the ball??
Another issue to think about might be how it reacts with or what shelf life would be with the various lubes.??
I opted to let the stuff be and continued to search the same rack at the same fabric store and found what I needed rated at 100% cotton.
Now even 100% cotton has poly guide fibers in it. They use the stronger poly too string the machines and keep the cotton threads running true. They're actually easy enough to see if you unravel a few threads from the cut edge, and hold a lighter too'm.
The poly will melt with the open flame :idunno:
Not all fabric is created equal, At work we laminate a poly fabric to plastic as a medical componant, some customers request a cheaper grade poly fabric
because it breaks down faster. Some of these 3rd world county's are trying to "launder" surgical items for re-use, the cheap stuff won't hold up.
(I'd explain further but it's prioritzed and a long story)
If folks wanna shoot with poly fabric go right ahead, have fun. I'll stick with cotton just because it's still available in a wide range of fabric choices in different weaves and thickness, it's affordable and it's worked well for more than a century. :wink:
When the appocolypse comes, and all the muzzle loaders run to the fabric shops and buy or steal all the cotton fabric, I guess I'll try some of the poly stuff. :haha: