Fire started by a fired patch?

[Ironwood]

Once at a small shoot, a patch from one of the shooters started some dry leaves afire.  I've never had this happen with any of my patches.  I'm wondering how often this happens.  Anyone had it happen to you?

[Chaffa Hosa]

Gene
We had a few that got stomped out this past weekend, none actually blazed up but we kept a close eye on the firing line for smokers

[Ironwood]

Jerry, do you have any idea what patch lube was used on the smokers?  I wonder if a spit patch might smolder easier than a patch lubed with something else.  I've been a little apprehensive about using the muzzleloader during our fall squirrel season for this very reason.   

[Chaffa Hosa]

Sorry I did not check on that
But the next time it happens I will try and find out
None of mine smoked but I use a light olive oil treatment then soak the strip in my mouth as I shoot so I guess I use olive oil and spit as a lube, and cotton ticking doesn't taste very bad soaked in olive oil 

[Ironwood]

Wow Jerry!  I hate to even think about how that must taste! 

[Chaffa Hosa]

Wow Jerry!  I hate to even think about how that must taste! 

Olive oil is supposed to be HEALTHY, right?? 

[Leathermonger]

Gene, its more common than you think, Ive seen many a patch smoldering and 9 out of 10 times their a spit patch!

[jbtusa]

A few years ago a patch ignited a whopping forest fire here in the Boise area during muzzeloading season.  It was so bad that Fish & Game changed the regs in that area to conical only, no patched round balls allowed! 

[DandJofAZ]

Olive oil and spit??  Might try a little garlic powder with the olive oil..be carefull or you'll end up with more fiber in your diet. Ought to smell even better when fired.

[old salt]

I peraonaly have never had a spit patch smolder or catch fire. The only time I remember a smoldering patch on a fireing line there were 3 and form the same
person, he was useing commerical lubed patches and they 2 year old of more.
He walked off the line and went to a trader got some dry patches Used spit lube, and no more hot patches. just My experience.

[Red Badger]

Harry, didn't my first shot with my rifle spit out a patch that smouldered for a while at Coffeevile?  We didn't worry to much about it beceasue everthing was wet.  I was using that commercial patch and that lube I got from one of they guys at the Museum rondy.  After I went to the patches you gave me and spit no more smouldering...

[old salt]

Jim
To be honest I to do remember because I was not paying that close attention, because you could not have started a fire in the grass with a blow torch that day.

[DandJofAZ]

Two week-ends ago kids loaded some with old prelubed patches..smoked/smoldered plenty..but in cinder pit didn't much matter.  Told them to hold in mouth do get wet, they did it=worked good=didn't taiste so good.