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Whats the best range rod and where do you get them?
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There are a bunch on the market, but I've found that a stiff, heavy rod is eaiser over a long day of shooting and cleaning when you're finished. You won't wear yourself out trying to load the rifle with a light wooden or fiberglass rod. Let the weight of the rod help push tight fitting patch/ball down the barrel.
One with a 'T' handle allows you to pull a dry-ball when at the range alone. (Hook the 'T" end over an overhead limb or roof truss after you have screwed the rod into the ball and use your own weight to help.)
I've used a surplus 50 cal machine-gun cleaning rod for years while shooting my 50 cal long gun. Tresco (?) has one similiar. For my 20 ga. smoothbore, I use a brass rod that I bought at the Log Cabin years ago.
One with a 'T' handle allows you to pull a dry-ball when at the range alone. (Hook the 'T" end over an overhead limb or roof truss after you have screwed the rod into the ball and use your own weight to help.)
I've used a surplus 50 cal machine-gun cleaning rod for years while shooting my 50 cal long gun. Tresco (?) has one similiar. For my 20 ga. smoothbore, I use a brass rod that I bought at the Log Cabin years ago.
About like asking which is better...a Ford or a Chevy ::
My response is primarily oriented towards TC Hawkens:
I like soft polymer covered fiberglas rods so I don't have to bother with a muzzle guide...TC made these for a couple of years then discontinued them (only 31.5" long) but great for those length barrels;
Next for me is solid brass with a muzzle guide...strong as an ox...and I also replaced all the flimsy wooden ramrods on various TC Hawkens with solid brass...they won't fold up during a reload when hunting and the extra weight really helps my accuracy...they actually look good too with all the other TC Hawken brass furniture
While I always have a T-Handle handy, I've come to like the round wooden ball for the end of a range rod...seems to work in/out/up/down better in my hands than my T-Handles do.
I bought a few wooden balls from a ML suplier that already has a 10/32" machine screw installed completely through the wooden ball...just screw it onto a rod and you're all set
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My response is primarily oriented towards TC Hawkens:
I like soft polymer covered fiberglas rods so I don't have to bother with a muzzle guide...TC made these for a couple of years then discontinued them (only 31.5" long) but great for those length barrels;
Next for me is solid brass with a muzzle guide...strong as an ox...and I also replaced all the flimsy wooden ramrods on various TC Hawkens with solid brass...they won't fold up during a reload when hunting and the extra weight really helps my accuracy...they actually look good too with all the other TC Hawken brass furniture
While I always have a T-Handle handy, I've come to like the round wooden ball for the end of a range rod...seems to work in/out/up/down better in my hands than my T-Handles do.
I bought a few wooden balls from a ML suplier that already has a 10/32" machine screw installed completely through the wooden ball...just screw it onto a rod and you're all set
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You act like that's a hard question to answer. Chevy all the way baby! :thumbsup:
Now back to range rods. A brass or steel rod is the best :imo:. I have experience with a steel range rod and the thing is just awesome! I can shoot 15-20 shots through my .36 flinter without cleaning. The weight and strength of a metal rod is unbeatable!
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I used a piece of 5/16 cold rolled steel rod, then drilled and tapped the end to receive jag, brush etc. The other end got an old brass door knob to cushion the hand. I also turned a little piece of brass to act as a bore protector. I always use this to load unless I'm hunting.
I like my Parker Hale rod . It's 40 inches long with a core of very flexable steel wrapped in a synthetic plastic skin . Holds all of the attachments and the bearings in the handle allow it to rotate very smoothly . I originally bought it for a .308 and didn't know at the time that they made large jags and ball and patch pullers along with swabs . I bought this one about 15 years ago from Dillon and it was rather expensive then .
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