Shown below are three short-short starters I use when target shooting. I usually use tighter ball/patch combos for target shooting and it is difficult to seat those by normal means. I'll use a short-short starter to seat the ball about 1/8" below the muzzle. Then I cut my patch, then I use a normal short starter, about 3" and follow with the ramrod. These are bore size specific. One on left was made by Pete Allen and is .45 cal. The Delrin in center is lathe turned and is .50 cal the aluminum one on the right is .45 cal.
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