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Post by willyp on Jan 17, 2018 6:56:43 GMT -5
Man i sure don't care for those Fibre Glass ram rods ! They are like using a noodle to load your Flintlock,IMHO ?
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Post by fleroo on Jan 17, 2018 7:46:00 GMT -5
The first Traditions I bought in the early 80's, came with a wooden rod. Of course, it broke, so I replaced it with brass. It ain't gonna break. The rest of my flints all have fiberglass. I'm just extra sure to be careful.
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Post by Loggy on Jan 17, 2018 8:08:00 GMT -5
Hate fiberglass. Hickory is a good wood for a strong field ram rod. I have a solid brass rod I use at the range but way too heavy to carry in gun while hunting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 8:27:43 GMT -5
I bought a solid brass ramrod with a tee on the end a few years ago (Fort Chambers muzzy shop near Chambersburg). I use it mostly to do cleaning work at home and to do the occasional ball pull if a charge gets wet. The flinter is my old Thompson Renegade I bought way back when. The junk hides my desk.   |
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Post by davet on Jan 17, 2018 8:30:12 GMT -5
I replaced the fiberglass one with an aluminum one. Light weight and strong.....but I did have to drill and pin the brass ends to keep 'em from coming off when using a patched jag.
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Post by fleroo on Jan 17, 2018 8:31:52 GMT -5
Is that a 10 lb. foot rest, shaped like a dumbbell that I see ?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 8:48:11 GMT -5
No, fleroo. I am not in the picture. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 8:48:54 GMT -5
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Post by Loggy on Jan 17, 2018 9:01:47 GMT -5
Thought I'd see a Lyman Great Plains flinter in that case this year Mutt?? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 9:05:59 GMT -5
I looked at them, Loggy. The old renegade still works OK, so hard to justify buying another flinter. I like the Great Plains rifle though. One day, I might weaken.  |
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Post by Loggy on Jan 17, 2018 9:10:41 GMT -5
That Renegade looks in really good shape Mutt!! I had a TC PA Hunter I bought new back when they were made which I kick myself in the butt for selling. If TC would ever go back to making flinters I would buy one just for keepsake.
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Post by zimmerstutzen on Jan 24, 2018 7:05:35 GMT -5
willy P, fiber glass doesn't usually flex that much. Was it a Delrin (plastic) rod. They do flex, sometimes alot. Especially if you try to use a 5/16 rod in a 50 caliber. A delrin road can be bent around in a circle without breaking. Sold by MSM as a "super rod" I like them, but would not have anything less than a 3/8 or 7/16
fiber glass will eventually wear the rifling just inside the muzzle AND leave little glass splinters win your hands.
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