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When I make a rod it is usually a half inch longer than the barrel for a little better finger grip. It doesn't seem to bother the gun, the things I shoot at and God knows it doesn't bother me. I have originals with rods from 2inches longer than the barrel to an inch shorter than barrel length. Work for an antique dealer when I was younger. Yours is fine just use it.
 
Whelp… tonight I attempted to add a brass tip to the bare wood ramrod of my trade gun.

I THOUGHT I made the measurements correct, but it ended up being much too short:

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As you can see, the end of the tip is not flush with the muzzle. It’s bothering me tremendously. I fear I’ll have to make a new ramrod from scratch because of this.

Does this kind of stuff bother anyone else? How bad/off does this look to you?

Smokey
Looks just fine! If the ramrod extended beyond the barrel it would look odd.
 
Whelp… tonight I attempted to add a brass tip to the bare wood ramrod of my trade gun.

I THOUGHT I made the measurements correct, but it ended up being much too short:

View attachment 288979

As you can see, the end of the tip is not flush with the muzzle. It’s bothering me tremendously. I fear I’ll have to make a new ramrod from scratch because of this.

Does this kind of stuff bother anyone else? How bad/off does this look to you?

Smokey
I am picky and it doesn’t bothrr me!
 
Whelp… tonight I attempted to add a brass tip to the bare wood ramrod of my trade gun.

I THOUGHT I made the measurements correct, but it ended up being much too short:

View attachment 288979

As you can see, the end of the tip is not flush with the muzzle. It’s bothering me tremendously. I fear I’ll have to make a new ramrod from scratch because of this.

Does this kind of stuff bother anyone else? How bad/off does this look to you?

Smokey
Are you kidding? It’s fine. Hell, I have my rods stick out some to have extra grabability. You’re never going to be happy
 
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The length wouldn't bother me, it looks just fine! What WOULD bother me is the gaps of the stock around both sides of the brass ring.
Exactly… I wasn’t gonna say it…the ramrod certainly seems within the tolerances set by the visible hardware.
 
When I make replacement rods, I concentrate a lot more on grain runout than aesthetics. I don't want it to break and run through my hand. Puts me in a bad temper for the day.

I do try to get the length flush with the barrel, and then screw on a 1 to 1-1/2 inch cleaning jag to have something to grab hold of. I don't recall the extra length causing a problem in the woods, but it could if you're not aware enough. Worked for me for a few decades, but float your own stick.
 
I don't think I have a single muzzle stuffer that the ram rod exactly matches the muzzle of the barrel.

All that matters is it long enough to do the job?
 
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