Newly discovered problem with the GPR

I cut off the new ramrod...a story in itself... Stuck the rod in the barrel and cut it off using the muzzle as a guide. Exactly to length. Put the ramrod in the stock...too short. inches too short. you fellas and gals that have GPR. is your stock drilled deeper?

It doesn't have a load in it, does it?

what length is your barrel?

It’s a desirable thing for the hole in the stock to be deeper than the bore of the barrel. That allows the ramrod to be longer so you have more to hold on to. Make another using the stock to judge the length.
And check to see if there’s a load in the barrel!

Yeah.. I was gonna say, put the ramrod in the ramrod hole then mark how far you want it to stick out and cut it. Then it will be just where you want it. Simple.

Bright side...You'v got a couple of rods for a brace of pistols. SW

Hermit Tim said:

It doesn't have a load in it, does it?

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not loaded.

Figured it out. Cut a 2.5 inch piece off the piece I cut off the ramrod. Stick it in the stock hole under the lock area...little JB Weld...

David Austin said:

Figured it out. Cut a 2.5 inch piece off the piece I cut off the ramrod. Stick it in the stock hole under the lock area...little JB Weld...

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Or silicone it. That way it would be easier to remove if need be.

On my Crockett squirrel rifle I prefer to keep the cleaning jag on the ramrod. That adds to the overall length. Depending on the specific jag, that might be enough for your situation to get it closer to the muzzle.

David Austin said:

Figured it out. Cut a 2.5 inch piece off the piece I cut off the ramrod. Stick it in the stock hole under the lock area...little JB Weld...

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You are probably going to wish that ramrod was longer eventually, makes cleaning and other uses easier.

David Austin said:

Figured it out. Cut a 2.5 inch piece off the piece I cut off the ramrod. Stick it in the stock hole under the lock area...little JB Weld...

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A jag with long extension is preferable.

If you ever get a ball stuck, you'll want extra to hang on to.

David Austin said:

Figured it out. Cut a 2.5 inch piece off the piece I cut off the ramrod. Stick it in the stock hole under the lock area...little JB Weld...

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No! Don't epoxy a section of rod in the stock. Do get another ramrod blank and use the length of the hole in the stock as the measure of the replacement rod. There will come a time when that extra 2.5" of rod will be exactly what you need. Now you will gain some length back when you put threaded tips on the now too short rod. The threaded tips you will want to epoxy and use a through pin to hold the tip in place.

I agree, don't plug the hole any. I make my ramrods a little long and leave a jag on the end that comes out to the end of the barrel, this doesn't look as neat but gives me some extra for a gripping surface which is mighty handy when you have some patch lube on your fingers from reloading.

If you have already plugged the hole buy one of those extra long cleaning jags and add an adapter to get your length back.



I also add some gripper groves that I cut with a tri-corner file, I cut them with a sharp edge facing down the ramrod.

If I were shooting competitions, I would have a couple of inches hanging off the end when stored.

I see no reason for the rod to match the length of the barrel? You can have an extra foot of length just of loading.

David Austin said:

Stuck the rod in the barrel and cut it off using the muzzle as a guide. Exactly to length.

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Why would you do that? Don’t you know you must have some of the rod longer than the bored length so you have something to grab during loading.

Put the ramrod in the stock...too short. inches too short.
Of course the rod is too short now. It must be longer than the bore to hold a proper length rod.

have GPR. is your stock drilled deeper?
It has to be deeper in order to have a functioning ramrod.

Check the stock ramrod hole length with a smaller diameter rod 22 cal cleaning rod. Sometimes there can be factory screws blocking access to the full diameter rod or wood cuttings left in th hole that prevents full insertion of the full size rod.

Phil Coffins said:

It’s a desirable thing for the hole in the stock to be deeper than the bore of the barrel. That allows the ramrod to be longer so you have more to hold on to. Make another using the stock to judge the length.
And check to see if there’s a load in the barrel!

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Exactly right. Make a new one and longer so you have something to grab. Besides, you aren't a real ml'er until you have a bunch of extra rods. I must have 50.

A weird ramrod issue I had: I once had a ,Chambers .50 cal, 44" swamped barrel. Zeroed it at 50 yds. I was still shooting from the bench that day and left the extended jag attached to rod, but in place under the barrel

Mike in FL said:

A weird ramrod issue I had: I once had a ,Chambers .50 cal, 44" swamped barrel. Zeroed it at 50 yds. I was still shooting from the bench that day and left the extended jag attached to rod, but in place under the barrel

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rats, I hit send accidentally
Was going to say with the extension on, POI was all over the target. With extension off, nothing sticking out past the muzzle, hitting dead center. Never did understand that.

David Austin said:

I cut off the new ramrod...a story in itself... Stuck the rod in the barrel and cut it off using the muzzle as a guide. Exactly to length. Put the ramrod in the stock...too short. inches too short. you fellas and gals that have GPR. is your stock drilled deeper?

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Cut it again and it will still be to short….. Next time cut the ramrod to the length you prefer it to be when it is in the stock. For now, add a jag extension to the short ramrod or just live with it until you decide to replace it.

And yes, the ramrods on the GPRs I have owned had ramrods slightly longer than the bore depth, but were sized correctly to the stock. Actually prefer that little bit of extra length. I know someone with a ‘custom’ gun that because of its lock screw location carries a short ramrod. I don’t consider that desirable.