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Replacement rod
- Thread starter Chris C
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SmokepoleSam
45 Cal.
I just checked my .45 cal cva Kentucky and as Northfork said it is 23/64. Domenick
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Use a 3/8 rod....Yes you will have to sand it...Chuck it in a drill and lay a piece of sandpaper in your hand and run it up and down the rod while it turns. Sand and then check for fit....focus on the areas of the rod that wont pass through a thimble.
Or you can just buy a replacement from Track of the wolf.
Or you can just buy a replacement from Track of the wolf.
Yes agreed, use a 3/8.
Colorado Clyde said:
That sanding technique works but takes some time. Not a quickie job.
Ox-Yoke also offers a nice rod in brass.
ohio ramrod
75 Cal.
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The early CVA's used a 9mm rod. So you would have to sand a 3/8 rod , or ream the thimbles out for a 3/8 rod. I have reamed many out with a special .378 reamer made to fit a 10-32 tapped ramrod.
Black Hand
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Make a tapered rod - get a larger diameter than needed and taper the end that goes though the thimbles and into the stock. I use planes, a file, scrapers and sandpaper.
