anyone use a plain dowel as a ramrod?

[Mad Irish Jack]

I made a range rod for my .54 cal 44" bbl. I put a 1.5" X 6" dowel handle. Drilled 1/2" hole 3 and 7/8" deep into the handle, glued, pushed it onto the dowel and pinned it. And, it's perfect for the range.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Please give instruction on fire hardening wooden tip.

Here's wiki's take on the subject... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hardening