Paper Patch question

[Dave Roelle]

Well, what an experience last weekend, shot our annual club championship match (two day shoot saturday and sunday)---weather conditions completely destroyed me on the first relay (turkey's). Chambered the first round----felt a bit tight but seated all the way--second sighter had to use an assist to chamber the round---third same scenario--hi berm shots and dirt diggers--WOW whats going on.

WEATHER WAS GOING ON !!!!!!!----we all felt the humidity, about 80% but that hadn't been a problem previously--except it was 77 degree's out with a 74 degree dew point-------------the patches just sucked water out of the air and grew in diameter almost a thousandth.

Chambered one at the bench , it required the pusher assist to seat ---pushed it out of the breech and the patch was wadded up halfway down the slug-----looked like a sock the shook down around your ankle.

The temps climbed a bit by the next relay, everthing chambered but required a "hard push" with my finger to get them fully seated-----shot an ugly "pattern" at the rams-------weather warmed a bit more and by the time we shot chickens and pigs things were near normal---(8 pigs died )

This is of course paper related, so i'm gonna dig around town for a different brand of paper and see if i can't skirt this humidity/dewpoint issue

Any one had a similar issue ????????

Perhaps "waterproofing" is needed

Thanks in advance for any feedback

Dave