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Rice rod is the way to go, a quality rod.

Go to your local place that changes engine oil and get a quart.

I use Hickory for my range ramrod, and it also doubles for my cleaning rod. I have several rifles and used Hickory since about 1972...

The same shop that provided me with my laminated TC Hawken, coughed up a lightly used Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle. For $240 out the...

thanks for the reply, God likes to be thanked. he is good and you were blessed.

According to Laurel Mountain Rust Browning instructions, when the desired brown color is achieved on a barrel (and other metal pieces)...

"Woods walks" , that's what we called them. We usually set up steel targets, breakable targets and a running deer. In the woods.

Just had that thought @LawrenceA as I was coming back on to check in on threads. While I'm no machinist...heck I'm not a craftsman at...

Price reduced to $1000.00 shipped and insured to lower states. Comes with modern gun case.

Virtually all the old guns show wear, sometimes a ton of it. Some show so much wear they don’t even exist anymore. The old timers used...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005Z91O4W?condition=new&tag=bookfinder-test-b2-20

Rifles are like hammers, they are a tool and meant to be used.;

One of the forum rules says we don't talk about making black powder. Since this thread is talking about NOT making it, I will leave it...

check out track of the wolf 5/16 s.s. rods. very sturdy rods

R. Rice (the ML barrel maker) also offers a nice one at a very reasonable price.