I called October Country today to have a couple solid brass range rods made for my .40cal (5/16" x 33" w/10/32" ends) and John (owner) mentioned he'd built/sold over 50 brass ramrods in December alone... :shocked2:
RB, is the former owner still there making the rods or is the new owner also named John. I bought a lot of rods from the former owner, John but thought he's moved to Calif.
RB, is the former owner still there making the rods or is the new owner also named John. I bought a lot of rods from the former owner, John but thought he's moved to Calif.
being cheap, (actually I'm not cheap, the wife won't let me near a phone or computer with a credit card in hand :surrender: :rotf: ) so I followed the advice of someone in an earlier thread & checked out Walmart. they were closing out their BP stuff for the year and had a cleaning kit with a 3-piece solid brass rod for 7 bucks. I epoxied a piece of deer antler for a "T" handle and it works quite well.
I have one that's four inches longer than the barrel of the set up I'm very much used to now. For the longer rifles I'm thinking of stayin about the same. I measured sans jag and handle. How do you order yours? how much longer?
I have one that's four inches longer than the barrel of the set up I'm very much used to now. For the longer rifles I'm thinking of stayin about the same. I measured sans jag and handle. How do you order yours? how much longer?
My under barrel rods stop at or just an eyelash back from the muzzle...(don't like anything sticking out past the muzzle).
My range rods are and inch longer than the barrel...ie: my .40cal flint barrel is 32", so I ordered the rods finished length at 33"...I add jags on one end and ball handles with 10/32" screws all the way through them on the other end.
Thanx for the info. I'm going to call OC tomorrow in all of my shopping I've seen many alternatives but my solid brass rod is so fine looking when it is all polished up {after a shoot}. I have yet to be unable to disengage threads, brass is wonderful
