Delrin ramrod - dissapointed

[4given]

I guess I shoulda asked you guys first!

I bought a delrin ramrod for my TC .54 Renegade. I don't like it much. It is slick and about as stiff as a wet noodle. Hard to get a good grip on the darn thing. I bought it to use for hunting so I didn't impale myself out in the woods somewere.

Oh well...........

 

[GreyWhiskers]

You might get used to the feel. You're supposed to "choke up" on a wooden stick anyway. With these you sorta have to. I love them as cleaning rods. I make em long and put a jag at one end and a brush at the other.

GW

 

[Dean2]

I had exactly the same issue when I first got mine. The easy cure, take some thin ten speed bike handle racing tape in black. Put one wrap short where you would hold getting the ball started. Then one wrap at each hand over hand location. Great grip, can't see it, and the hand over hand gets rid of the wet noodle issue. Great thing about them, no barrel wear, and they really are unbreakable.

 

[Rat Trapper]

I know what you mean, got couple and I'm not much impressed with them either. For my TC rifles with factory barrels, I use a TC coated fiberglass replacement ram rod. I need to find couple just like that for my 32 inch Green mountain barrels. If you have a TC rod for a 32 inch barrel PM me.

 

[hanshi]

Never cared much for them, either.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Sorry you don't like. I used to make and sell Delrin rods. I still make for my own use and give some to friends now and then. Never had the "wet noodle" problem. :hmm: Of course, I don't reach up high to start. I also use as range rods but put handles on them. For hunting and to look not too conspicuous at events I sand off the shiny. Great rod material, IMHO.

 

[roundball]

Once T/C's original "resin impregnated wooden rods" were no longer available after the '97 plant fire, I tried regular wood rods, fiberglass, polymer covered fiber glass, delrin, aluminum, brass (both tubular & solid), and stainless steel.

For both under barrel and range rods, brass was and is head & shoulders above the rest for me.
Solid anodized aluminum is 2nd choice; Stainless steel is 3rd choice;
IMO, after years of using brass ram and range rods they've proven to me that none of the others come close to the power and reliability of a strong metal rod.

And the first thing I did with every longrifle I transitioned to as soon as they arrived was make the measurements, and order custom length brass rods to replace the light flimsy wooden rods that shipped with them.
I wouldn't waste the time going hunting for a day with a flimsy wooden or space age ram rod, a mile or so deep in away from the vehicle...that's just me.

 

[roger fisher]

I guess I shoulda asked you guys first!

I bought a delrin ramrod for my TC .54 Renegade. I don't like it much. It is slick and about as stiff as a wet noodle. Hard to get a good grip on the darn thing. I bought it to use for hunting so I didn't impale myself out in the woods somewere.

Oh well...........

Soak it over night in three parts water one part Viagra....that should take care of the problem. :rotf:

 

[4given]

You are right, I can handle the "wet noodle" effect by being sure to grip it close er to the barrel. Maybe sanding it will roughen it up and make it less slick?

 

[4given]

This is a good idea!

 

[garandman]

That's why I went with the 3/8 brass range rod.

 

[tom deinek]

Ciallis cheaper; 5/1

 

[David W.]

I guess I shoulda asked you guys first!

I bought a delrin ramrod for my TC .54 Renegade. I don't like it much. It is slick and about as stiff as a wet noodle. Hard to get a good grip on the darn thing. I bought it to use for hunting so I didn't impale myself out in the woods somewere.

Oh well...........

Soak it over night in three parts water one part Viagra....that should take care of the problem. :rotf:

:rotf: :rotf: :shake:

 

[stone knife]

I have had one for many years and love it for a cleaning rod.

 

[Rifleman1776]

You are right, I can handle the "wet noodle" effect by being sure to grip it close er to the barrel. Maybe sanding it will roughen it up and make it less slick?

Yes, sanding does help. And, you can thread the end and keep a handle in your bag. For field you it can be just a small knob.
For those who like brass, I can't argue. Good material for a range rod. But, they do add weight some might find unwelcome for a hunting rifle. And it is as slick as anything. And, if you should bend one, it stays bent. Delrin springs right back.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I prefer the brown fiberglass rods. They are stiffer and for all practicle purposes unbreakable. I make mine from the stock Dixie sells and glue and pin threaded brass ends on both ends. Which makes adding a removable"T" handle simple. The T handles allow for the use of your legs to pull out stuck cleaning patches or "dry Balls". :idunno:

 

[4given]

I prefer the brown fiberglass rods. They are stiffer and for all practicle purposes unbreakable. I make mine from the stock Dixie sells and glue and pin threaded brass ends on both ends. Which makes adding a removable"T" handle simple. The T handles allow for the use of your legs to pull out stuck cleaning patches or "dry Balls". :idunno:

At first I was going to go fiberglass but then I read about crown abrasion????

 

[roundball]

I tried regular wood rods, fiberglass, polymer covered fiber glass, delrin, aluminum, brass (both tubular & solid), and stainless steel.

+1 on the fiberglass rods from Dixie...made a couple "field rods" for my smoothbores with jags attached for ease of use with something like dove hunting. I normally don't like anything sticking out past the muzzle but at the edge of an open field, not walking through woods/brush it's not a problem.
(Flat faced jags are from North Star West, .20ga & .28ga, also drilled & tapped 10/32")

 

[ohio ramrod]

I use a bore guide whenever possible. They ran some tests a few years back in muzzle blasts and the Fiberglass rods do not abrade any worse than wooden rods. All rods will abrade if dirty! :idunno: :idunno:

 

[dbutch]

Gm supplies noodle rods with their drop in barrels...best part of those rods are the brass threaded ends....noodles are for soup! :grin:
wood for show..brass to go!
Brass...soild or hollow...with bore guide-protectors.
Longest barrel I shoot is 42" solid 5/16 rod keeps front sight on target.
Adds weight when needed.
YMMV.... :grin: