Installing tips on wooden ramrods...........

[Salty]

Measured the I.D. Of the tip. It leaves me with 1/4” of wood to drill through and pin.

pretty small. You could file down a 1/8 pin to a smaller diameter if you can find a drill bit small enough. And I do believe that smaller diameter pins are available from K&S on Ebay.

How about a straight pin used by tailors?

 

[Rob M.]

Wow ...some good answers . Way I do it ... I start with a 1/2" hickory ramrod and taper it with a rasp ..When I first start on the small end ...when I get it close to 3/8 or so I use my rough wood file that has a safe side on it ... With it I file the end for the 5/16" brass tip to fit ....I mark the depth inside of tip onto the ramrod ....with safe side at the mark I file around the rod ...fitting to the threaded brass tip as I go . When it slips on then I scratch in the tip , for better grip from epoxy ....mix slow setvepoxy and put tip on , drill the tip and put in a pin and peen both ends of pin ...then I go back to rasping the rod .... I rasp it using a ramrod pipe to gauge it . I lay it on the stock and mark last ramrod pipe . Beyond that mark the ramrod quickly tapered to 1/2" . Tapered ramrods are great for loading . When I get to that mark then I have to try the.rod in the gun ...unusually have to mark the length of the ramrod hole on the rod and take extra off till it'll go in the fore stock .. Then sand it to clean up rasp marks and slide easy down pipes and forearm ....usually takes 2-2.5 hours ... They are a chore but are great and look wonderful .

 

[Rob M.]

Glued, epoxy , and pinned ...then rasp to taper

 

[skwerleater]

A 1/16 brass rod stock is great for pinning rod tips. Drill a 1/16 hole cross ways through the rod top and wood rod. Counter sink both hole in the tip very slightly. Cut the brass rod so it protrudes about 1/16 on either side of tip. Assemble wood rod and rod tip with application of some epoxy on interior. Insert brass rod through hole and gently peen the brass rod flush on each side to fill the counter sink. File smooth with a small fine file and let epoxy set up. Works great.

 

[Salty]

A 1/16 brass rod stock is great for pinning rod tips. Drill a 1/16 hole cross ways through the rod top and wood rod. Counter sink both hole in the tip very slightly. Cut the brass rod so it protrudes about 1/16 on either side of tip. Assemble wood rod and rod tip with application of some epoxy on interior. Insert brass rod through hole and gently peen the brass rod flush on each side to fill the counter sink. File smooth with a small fine file and let epoxy set up. Works great.

That’s exactly how I have done it.

 

[stikshooter]

Very true, but why would one need to pull a ball while hunting anyway, unless maybe dry balled?

Who would dryball???/Ed

 

[stikshooter]

Wow ...some good answers . Way I do it ... I start with a 1/2" hickory ramrod and taper it with a rasp ..When I first start on the small end ...when I get it close to 3/8 or so I use my rough wood file that has a safe side on it ... With it I file the end for the 5/16" brass tip to fit ....I mark the depth inside of tip onto the ramrod ....with safe side at the mark I file around the rod ...fitting to the threaded brass tip as I go . When it slips on then I scratch in the tip , for better grip from epoxy ....mix slow setvepoxy and put tip on , drill the tip and put in a pin and peen both ends of pin ...then I go back to rasping the rod .... I rasp it using a ramrod pipe to gauge it . I lay it on the stock and mark last ramrod pipe . Beyond that mark the ramrod quickly tapered to 1/2" . Tapered ramrods are great for loading . When I get to that mark then I have to try the.rod in the gun ...unusually have to mark the length of the ramrod hole on the rod and take extra off till it'll go in the fore stock .. Then sand it to clean up rasp marks and slide easy down pipes and forearm ....usually takes 2-2.5 hours ... They are a chore but are great and look wonderful .

Jim Kibler has a great (how to ) video on ram rod construction

 

[Rob M.]

Thats great ! I should watch his VDO so I can learn how to make a ramrod . Thanks !

Jim Kibler has a great (how to ) video on ram rod construction