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I spent a career building and maintaining NM and Sniper Rifles for the Marine Corps. A one piece stainless rod for them is best, but this does not really apply to ML'ers.
Yes, a wooden ramrod will pick up dust, grit and sand when the wind is blowing - but really all you need to do is wipe it off before ramming the PRB home. Any rod that is long enough to go down the bore of most ML'ers will bend and twist and contact the rifling. Wood ramrods wear the bore less than fiberglass, brass or steel rods - though.
I do believe that recrowning the bore is a good idea about every 1,000 rounds in a ML. (In modern rifles we did it every 400 to 500 rounds for the best accuracy.)
Gus
Yes, a wooden ramrod will pick up dust, grit and sand when the wind is blowing - but really all you need to do is wipe it off before ramming the PRB home. Any rod that is long enough to go down the bore of most ML'ers will bend and twist and contact the rifling. Wood ramrods wear the bore less than fiberglass, brass or steel rods - though.
I do believe that recrowning the bore is a good idea about every 1,000 rounds in a ML. (In modern rifles we did it every 400 to 500 rounds for the best accuracy.)
Gus
