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rich pierce
70 Cal.
Yes I know him in the late 70s through mid 80s in New Jersey. His work was very nicely executed.
I spoke with him about 12 years ago while trying to research the above rifle. Seemed like a very knowledgeable and nice guy. Unfortunately i think he has since retired. Does anybody know who to contact to have a ramrod made for the rifle? It was missing at the time the rifle was given to me.
rich pierce
70 Cal.
Anybody could make a ramrod to fit. Just need length and inner diameter of the smallest ramrod thimble.
Here's a link to some pre-made ramrods that are sold by Track of the Wolf.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/list/Item.aspx/831/9
If you need a ramrod longer than the ones they offer in the 9 pages of that link, they also sell the bare wood ramrods and brass tips for them as shown in this link:
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/list/Item.aspx/833/1
If you buy a pre-finished ramrod or one that is made from pieces, don't forget to attach the metal end with a cross pin. Glue or epoxy alone is not enough to keep the metal tip on the rod. A pinned ramrod tip looks like this drawing:
The pin is just a short length of brass or copper wire. The tapered entrance to the pin hole is just formed by rotating a knife in the hole that was made for the pin. After the pin is inserted into the hole, it is tapped with a metal hammer to deform it into the tapered hole entrance on both sides.
Who knows? Once you make a ramrod, you might find there are a lot of little projects you can do that adds fun to owning and shooting a muzzleloader.
Great info, THANKS Jim!Here's a link to some pre-made ramrods that are sold by Track of the Wolf.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/list/Item.aspx/831/9
If you need a ramrod longer than the ones they offer in the 9 pages of that link, they also sell the bare wood ramrods and brass tips for them as shown in this link:
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/list/Item.aspx/833/1
If you buy a pre-finished ramrod or one that is made from pieces, don't forget to attach the metal end with a cross pin. Glue or epoxy alone is not enough to keep the metal tip on the rod. A pinned ramrod tip looks like this drawing:
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The pin is just a short length of brass or copper wire. The tapered entrance to the pin hole is just formed by rotating a knife in the hole that was made for the pin. After the pin is inserted into the hole, it is tapped with a metal hammer to deform it into the tapered hole entrance on both sides.
Who knows? Once you make a ramrod, you might find there are a lot of little projects you can do that adds fun to owning and shooting a muzzleloader.
