After cleaning thousands of rifles, this is the only patch I will use. They are soft enough to hold the solvent well, so there is no messy runoff. But, they are tough enough to get the job done. They are like the Mr. Brawny of patches; they're that tough. These patches offer superior performance. They hold more liquid and remove fouling faster than ordinary cotton flannel patches. Triple Twill's special weave has hundreds of tiny "ridges and drop zones" which scrub and capture fouling residues far better than other patches. Butch's Triple Twill patches don't shed lint.