Does having the end of the ramrod out past the muzzle have any effect on accuracy? A friend of mine was commented about mine (3/4 inch past) affecting my shot.
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Ramrod tip extending past muzzle
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firestick
40 Cal
Haven't found it to be the case on any ML I ever owned. Have a .58 right now that it sticks past about 1/2"
What was that Christmas movie?...You'll poke your eye out....nah, must be thinkin' of something else... 
The ramrod tip tends to get beat up when you shoot, and if this is a hunting setup it will be a real brush catcher, at least in my opinion.
It can be a brush grabber, but I haven't had any problems otherwise, except when a friend tried to copy me with his modern inline shooting those French projectiles. Because the ramrod sits tight against the barrel it damaged the tip when fired. So if your gun isn't full stocked or have an under rib watch out.
Most of mine extend 2 fingers beyond the muzzle.
About all of mine extend past the muzzle. I have had no issues with accuracy and cant remember it ever catching brush in 20 years of hunting.
Sidney Smith
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Mine sticks out about an inch past the muzzle. Didnt affect me getting a deer this year. It does get dirty from the shot though.
Almost all mine stick out by choice. No problem. Accuracy not affected.
N.Y. Yankee
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Ya, just gets the tip black from shooting. Do it the way you like. No big deal.
longcruise
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I carried mine on a hunt once sticking out a bit and also with a jag screwed on.
Got back to camp for lunch and the rod was gone! I had covered a lot of ground that day sooooo, i wrote it off. A couple days later I was walking on an old skid trail that id walked when I lost it. There were some small quakies sprung up here and there and my rod was hanging from one. The jag wedged in limbs and I'd been carrying the rifle shouldered. It pulled out without me noticing anything.
Got back to camp for lunch and the rod was gone! I had covered a lot of ground that day sooooo, i wrote it off. A couple days later I was walking on an old skid trail that id walked when I lost it. There were some small quakies sprung up here and there and my rod was hanging from one. The jag wedged in limbs and I'd been carrying the rifle shouldered. It pulled out without me noticing anything.
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Mine about half and half. However I prefer mine to stick out beyond the muzzle. My reason: When I place a load I want a portion of the rod to extend far enough that I can have a hand width to hold to. Polecat
Bob McBride
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I like mine between a 1/4" short or 1/4" long of the muzzle. I can't imagine there would be any accuracy issue if it were left longer, short of if you shoot chunk at 500y or more and even then I'd still be shocked. I do put grip notches in my rods on some of my smaller caliber guns so it's easier to grab. Or, as on one of my guns, this...
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Wow! Bob, what is that on the rod of the second picture? I have never seen a spiral behind a jag. Polecat
Bob McBride
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That is a worm that when screwed on upside down as seen in the pic acts as a jag. Designed after an original.
Archer 756
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Why would accuracy be affected 
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It looks bad and everyone knows how cool a weapon looks is really all that matters.
Rod should be just a tad shorter than the muzzle when in its place under the barrel.
If what you have works for you, do it and don't worry about it.
Rod should be just a tad shorter than the muzzle when in its place under the barrel.
If what you have works for you, do it and don't worry about it.
For some reason, I think it makes my longrifle look a little more badass if the ramrod sticks out past the muzzle. I freely admit that "looking badass" is probably not a period correct concept. The protruding ramrod does, however, get in the way when using a ball board while loading with the help of a starter....and before pulling out the ramrod to finish the load.
