pillow ticking or pre cuts

[Hammerhead]

which is better for patches pillow ticking or pre cuts

[graybear]

Depends on the gun. You can even get precut pillow ticking. Half the funs finding out what your gun wants. You can get in a lot of shooting that way. I use both, depending on the gun I'm shooting

[roundball]

which is better for patches pillow ticking or pre cuts

Don't understand the question...everything is available in pre-cuts...cotton, pillow-ticking, both lubed and unlubed.

[pilgrim]

I feel precut is more expensive, and ancesters didn't have or use precut, besides I enjoy using knives and doing things the old fashioned way

[Hanshi]

All I can say about it is that I prefer to buy the ticking and cut it up in the appropriate size squares.  I find it more convenient and less problematic.  Plus you can keep them in the rifle's patchbox though I seldom do.  It's also cheaper and I really like CHEAP er, frugal.  I, too, like doing it the old time way with old time Hoppes #9 Plus BP lube and old time pillow ticking from old time Joanne's. 

[Blackfeet]

I just stopped in at the local fabric store, not Joann's this time . I found a nice floral twill  at .012" and some black denim at .015" both at $4.00 a yd. I have ticking at .018" and .020' so I have most bases covered. Usually cut to rounds but will be trying squares this time for the 32 and 36.

[William]

I'll echo what Graybear said, it all depends on the gun and that's half the fun.

[The Ghost]

The hunters of the past most likely used precut patches.  Why would the fire arms have patch boxes?  The book on Dan'l Boone is very clear that most deer hunting was done at night. D. Boone used torches to kill deer or "Fire Hunting". Anyway I think you would use precut patching at night. Old Dan and his pals killed thousands of deer each year for the hides. What do you think.

[billh]

For myself, it really depends on the situation. For example, if its just a day at the range where I plan on doing a lot of shooting from the bench, I'll use pre-cut patches......it's easier. For a woods walk or hunting, I like to have a strip hanging from the sash on my shooting pouch. I found its easier to use this way if I am standing and means that my hand doesn't have to go into the pouch several different times. Which reminds me, I need to find my loading block!
   

[flintboomer]

I generally use strips that I cut or tear from bulk patching unless I am hunting or doing a mountain man run, then I will use either commercial precut patches or precut some square ones. A paper clip does a good job of keeping the precuts readily accessable in the pouch.
A yard of ticking or equivalent costs less than a package of 100 precuts and makes about 750 patches.

[The Ghost]

I use an electric drill with cutters made from hole openers with the teeth ground off and a sharpened edge.With one of those cheap Harbor Freight drill presses you can cut hundreds of round patches in a short time.

[DandJofAZ]

Went out shooting monday in 40mph wind....pillow ticking strip tied to belt was used after pack of precuts took off...they can fly right over 10' junipers...

Doug

[Hawken50]

  Use pillow ticking strips myself,cut at the muzzle.My muzzleloadin is my relax time,so imnot in no hurry,and i just like to,no good reason really.Use either,they both work just fine.

[The Ghost]

Dand jo if you can not hold on to your patches in wind how did you ever pour your powder?

[chuck w.]

I use pre-cuts since rolled pillow ticking doesn't work in loading blocks.