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Historically, what was "greased cloth"? #554975 09/15/19 01:18 AM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 332 Likes: 4 pa pamtnman OP Sidelock
OP pamtnman Sidelock Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 332 Likes: 4 pa	1880s Black Powder Express loadings often list "greased cloth" after the millboard wad over the powder. Anyone know or have an educated guess about what the greased cloth was? Was it heavily lubed felt? How thick was it? To fill up the empty space in a shell, it must have been pretty thick, or had several thicknesses layered until the bullet was seated firmly. NRA Life FOAC Life PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Life PA Trappers Association Life

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Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	pamtnman	09/15/19 05:18 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Stanton Hillis	09/15/19 10:59 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	rtw	09/15/19 11:35 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Replacement	09/15/19 05:26 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	pamtnman	09/15/19 06:02 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	keith	09/15/19 08:33 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Shotgunjones	09/15/19 08:50 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	2-piper	09/15/19 09:43 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Stanton Hillis	09/15/19 10:09 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Replacement	09/15/19 10:47 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Shotgunjones	09/15/19 11:47 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Argo44	09/16/19 01:30 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	pamtnman	09/16/19 09:47 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	pamtnman	09/16/19 10:00 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Argo44	10/06/19 11:10 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	2-piper	10/07/19 12:11 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	Argo44	10/07/19 01:02 AM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	lagopus	10/07/19 03:03 PM
Re: Historically, what was "greased cloth"?	pamtnman	10/17/19 05:50 AM

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