wooden ramrod

[kingsax26]

Does anyone know where I can get a wooden ramrod for my Ped. Frontier rifle? I found the fiberglass ones but i think the price they ask is just stoopid.....but i cant find any place to buy the blanks...anyone got an idea?

 

[Black Hand]

Track of the Wolf has Rammer blanks.

 

[kingsax26]

yes but not in the size reqiured for a pedersoli frontier rifle....they are a wierd size. I believe somewhere in the area of 9mm

 

[jdkerstetter]

9mm = .354" and 3/8" = .375"

Making a ramrod is a basic muzzleloading skill that everybody should learn. If your rod does indeed measure .354" then buy a 3/8" blank and start scraping/sanding until it is a diameter that will fit your thimbles.

There should be enough meat on the new brass ends to file them down to that diameter also. Enjoy, J.D.

 

[MSW]

I have never dealt with him directly, but I am given to understand that Steve Bailey has pretty good rods... hickory in 5/16, 3/8 and 7/16 ... he's in the back of Muzzle Blasts magazine at (573) 768-6545 ... at three bucks a piece and a minimum order of ten, this might qualify as a bit spendy... send me a PM on what size your up for and I can take a few off your hands.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I have never dealt with him directly, but I am given to understand that Steve Bailey has pretty good rods... hickory in 5/16, 3/8 and 7/16 ... he's in the back of Muzzle Blasts magazine at (573) 768-6545 ... at three bucks a piece and a minimum order of ten, this might qualify as a bit spendy... send me a PM on what size your up for and I can take a few off your hands.

That sounds good if they are good blanks. And everyone needs, at least, ten ramrods. I think it is a law or something. :wink: I take no chances and have about 30, some here have more. :grin:

 

[frogwalking]

In the past, I have bought most from Dixie. I feel they are more likely to be useable, that is straight grain. Do not buy anything but hickory for wood rods, never ramin, sold by TOW. Never fiberglass. You should be able to refit the end that came with your rifle, always pin it on. I will try the suggested source the next time.

 

[tenngun]

I have never got a blank that fit my thimbles. They all need sanding. You wont invest an hour making a ramrod. I do oil it after done, just like the stock. Of corse if you oil finish it its as strong as soaking it in coal oil for a year (the point being soaking them in coal oil adds little to their flexibility)

 

[kingsax26]

theres funny story about the end of the ram rod....I took it to the range the otherday...and ummm...kinda turned the ramrod into a black powder javelin launcher....i kinda dont have any ends left lol i guess im gonna ahve to do some sanding then.....i saw some discrepancies between hickory or ramin....ummm what is the difference?

 

[Black Hand]

...i saw some discrepancies between hickory or ramin....ummm what is the difference?

Forget the ramin. It's the hickory one you want (tough & flexible).

 

[Zonie]

...i saw some discrepancies between hickory or ramin....ummm what is the difference?

Ramin is fairly weak and easy to break. It does not make a good material for muzzleloading ramrods.

Hickory is quite strong and takes a lot of effort to break.
It traditionally is the preferred wood for muzzleloaing ramrods.

 

[Birddog6]

I have never dealt with him directly, but I am given to understand that Steve Bailey has pretty good rods... hickory in 5/16, 3/8 and 7/16 ... he's in the back of Muzzle Blasts magazine at (573) 768-6545 ... at three bucks a piece and a minimum order of ten, this might qualify as a bit spendy... send me a PM on what size your up for and I can take a few off your hands.

I have bought well over 100 RR blanks from Steve Bailey. He is definitely the guy to get them from, as you won't find any as straight grained as his. I have dealt with allot of ML venders over the years & NONE of them supply RR's that compare to his.

Keith Lisle

 

[Bill Hall]

Ditto. Bill