Take it to Lowes or a local hardware store and see which of their thread gauges (in the fastener section) it screws onto. I keep meaning to get thread gauges to avoid this sort of trip, but just never seem to do it.I was cleaning my .32 Cherokee yesterday and realized I need the same thing, plus a .32 bullet puller. Would the thread for a 1986 ramrod also be 10-32, by any chance? Been way too long to remember.
Sweet stuff there@tenngun is right in that Larry Callahan makes traditional gunworms. You can also get a traditional handmade worm from Cabin Creek Muzzleloading. I have no personal experience with either of those, but I have heard nothing but good about them.
I did order four worms from Dan Fruth, who is a gunsmith, blacksmith, and machinist. This photo is from his website:
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Mine are the simple, one-piece type, like the two on the left. The one on the far right is a combination wiper (worm) and ball puller, assembled. The third and fourth items from the left are the two pieces disassembled. The worms for the really small calibers (.32, .36, and .40) are an "auger" style, which is historically correct and functional. These are like the ones in the middle left and middle right positions in this photo:
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Dan has a website, D. Fruth Firelocks. You have to scroll almost all the way to the bottom to find the worms.
Best regards,
Notchy Bob
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