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Quit shouting!I keep my wood ramrods "oiled" with Ballistol, just like I do for all the wood on the arm. If the bore is clean, you should not have to take a "sledge hammer" to seat the ball. Coming up with the right ball/patch combination would be your first step. When hunting, I use a delrin rod (Track of the Wolf) that is durable and flexible for seating. I use the wood for show and the delrin for go. It does not make sense to me to try and break the "Guinness Book of Records" to see how many shots you can get before swabbing the bore.
Learn to properly use a hickory rod and it will never break.
If you work up a load with a short starter and swabbing between shots, then that is what you have to do.
If you work up a load with the intention of never using a short starter or swabbing between shots......you will not have to. It is not rocket science, just takes some experimentation.