Double ended rod

[DuncNZ]

I watch guys shooting using the rod on the rifle , they pull it out , wave it about and finally get the ramming end into the muzzle , ram the ball home, remove the rod then wave it about again finally getting it into the ramrod pipes and seated home . If the rod is close to bore size it is easier to have brass fittings on each end , when the rod is withdrawn ,it is grabbed by the hand at the bottom , no turning/waving needed , the ball is rammed and the rod withdrawn and replaced in the pipes no waving required . The fitting on the ramming end can be a cupped ramrod end and the fitting on the other end can be a covered screw for patch or ball pulling . I have one rifle where that works , all the others are tapered rods or have big heads .

 

[Rifleman1776]

I'm not what the point of yer post is. But, a ram rod can be made to your own specifications with brass that fits from either end. Or not.

 

[Flintlock]

I will wave my rod around as I see fit. Focus on shooting and less on others rods.

 

[david w]

I made rod that has a tip on one end with 8-32 threads, and the other end has a tip with 10-32 threads.

 

[hanshi]

In my guns only one end of the ramrods fit into the stock. And that end has to be tapered in order to fit. So I pull & flip.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Yeah, it does seem like, unless you have a fairly stout ramrod, and you have custom inlet your ramrod channel for it to fit, you won’t have a large enough end in the channel to seat the charge without flipping it.

 

[DuncNZ]

If you hunt in thick rain forest ( Jungle), as I do ,and you need to reload in a hurry , , turning a rod to get the tip down the barrel , and replacing it can be a problem , with the rod catching on overhead branches and other plant life .

 

[UndeadPoet]

If you hunt in thick rain forest ( Jungle), as I do ,and you need to reload in a hurry , , turning a rod to get the tip down the barrel , and replacing it can be a problem , with the rod catching on overhead branches and other plant life .

Fair dues. I can certainly understand that.

 

[hawkeye2]

I bought a rifle from a friend (he had built) and it has a cupped and threaded end on both ends of the ramrod. I think it's a great idea, no flipping. I don't know if it allowed me to get off a few extra rounds in the cut-the-stake team event but I would like to think it did.

 

[Bighorserider]

At the range I use a range rod. For guns I build I put a tip matching the furniture threaded 10-32 on one end of the rod and one of a different color threaded 8-32 on the other end.

 

[Billy Boy]

I made rod that has a tip on one end with 8-32 threads, and the other end has a tip with 10-32 threads.

I drill and tap both ends, one #8, the other #10, have always done it that way,
its handy.

 

[ord sgt]

At the range, the ram rod stays in the thimbles. I have a dedicated range rod. It is used for loading and on occasion, for cleaning the barrel. The ram rod under the barrel is just for show.