I've run of the patches I've used for years to clean all my 7mm/.270 rifles. I don't remember what size they were. I bought several hundered patches recently that were supposed to be for 7mm/.270, but the things are just too big to go down the bore without excessive violence or trimming them down one at a time. What size do you guys recommend.

That depends on the size of the jag you are using.
Change the size of your patch or jag to get a proper fit.

muck

For a 270, I use a 243 jag and a 30 caliber or 2"x2" patch. Gives greater surface area

I use the sinclair 7mm jag for both 7mm and 270s. For 7mm I use 2" square patches and 1 3/4" square patches for my 270. The Sinclair jags are a bit smaller than most others for a given caliber.

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Originally posted by David:
For 7mm I use 2" square patches

Me too, for both .270 & 7m/m. In the .270 I just change to a 6.5 m/m jag. For .30's, I prefer a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" extra thick GI patch.

Thanks guys. I think all my jags are from Sinclair. Now I can stock up on patches.

i buy rolls of 4X2, when im cutting the patches i just cut them in half to 2X2. its a tipton 30cal jag for my 30cal barrel