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So what's up with the size of thimbles on commercial rifles?
For example...
The Pedersoli Pennsylvania rifle I own takes a 5/16" ramrod. Nothing larger will physically fit down the bore. The thimbles that came on the rifle, though, are 3/8" inside diameter. That means the ramrod is loose and rattles around, and falls out if you tip the bore downwards. Why would they do that?
And it isn't the only rifle I have that does that. The ramrod that came with my CVA Kentucky rifle kit was an eighth of an inch smaller in diameter than the thimbles supplied with the kit.
For example...
The Pedersoli Pennsylvania rifle I own takes a 5/16" ramrod. Nothing larger will physically fit down the bore. The thimbles that came on the rifle, though, are 3/8" inside diameter. That means the ramrod is loose and rattles around, and falls out if you tip the bore downwards. Why would they do that?
And it isn't the only rifle I have that does that. The ramrod that came with my CVA Kentucky rifle kit was an eighth of an inch smaller in diameter than the thimbles supplied with the kit.