PC looking Virtually Indestructable Ramrod

[roundball]

Interesting...a virtually indestructible ramrod that looks PC
[url] http://www.periodramrod.com[/url]/

 

[hawkchucker]

Would really be inteested to see if anyone has used this before.

 

[roundball]

Would really be inteested to see if anyone has used this before.

Dunno...not something I'm interested in using with my TC Hawkens of course, but just thought somebody who uses a more PC style rifle might have an interest...particularly for hunting where the added strength might be worthwhile a long way from the truck, etc

 

[Sully]

Judging from the pictures they do not look to be very high quality.The tips seem to be crooked.

 

[Swampman]

It seems like it would add some weight. I have 2 hickory wiping sticks that I've been using since the early 90s with no problem.

 

[roundball]

Judging from the pictures they do not look to be very high quality.The tips seem to be crooked.

:grin: I thought that myself...thought if I was going to have one on display, I'd want it to be perfect

 

my question for you guy is would a period correct ramrod be a perfectly fitted item? i am new to this pc stuff but from what i have seen there was the same proble back then as there is today. the gun you can get of very high quality but the accessories that are high quality are quite expensive and hard to find. would'nt this have been an issue back then aswell? just wondering, thanks in advance for any and all replies.

 

[Sully]

"my question for you guy is would a period correct ramrod be a perfectly fitted item?"

I would tend to think that the craftsmanship of old was much better ,on average, than it is now. I make my ramrods and would never have a tip that far off center.

 

[Birddog6]

I think just the opposite. I think todays craftsmanship, materials & rifles in general are twice as good as the old ones (if not even more so) & there will be More rifles around longer & they will be in better cond. (in general) 300 years from now than the ones we are looking at today. .
You must keep in mind we are only seeing maybe 1% of what is left of the old ones. Not every gunmaker was a really good craftsman, they were just able to cobble things together. The good ones were well known & made fancy stuff & they are still here because of that, they were saved because they were really good or really fancy. A handfull did awesome work, fabulous carving, jewelers engraving & etc., some did just crap work & it worked & that was it. For some reason some people like to fantisize all gunmakers of old were really tallented & special & etc........ they were survivors, but lots of times not special in any other way....

You can go to TN today in some of the old gun & antique shops and see some of the most god-aweful poorly ugly built shotguns & rifles you ever saw, look at them & realize they built with what they had & they were NOT good craftsmen, just determined to make it work.

Gun making is no different than lots of other crafts. Some do it fabulous, some just get buy & we wonder how........

As for the Ramrod of the original post..... Sounds like a good idea & see a ad in Muzzleblast of the same thing.
No, have never seen one in hand or used one.
PC ? no......... But if it looked decent I would not hesitate to try one.
Should it be perfect & be PC ? No..... (IMHO)
Never saw an OLD ramrod that was perfect.

 

[Sully]

Some of those Old rifles you refer to may have looked a lot better when new and were probably Not taken well care of.As far as the above ramrods go,IMHO they leave a LOT to be desired.The wood did not appear to be smooth and the tips are crooked as heck.Do they need to be perfect ? No. But a little attention to detail could go a long way.I hope the pics are not of their better work.

 

[noahmercy]

I think the perceived "misalignment" may be due to the camera lense. A cheap "macro" can act like a fisheye and distort the image. The reason I thought that is the amount of misalignment in the pictures is virtually identical in each case.

I may be off-base, but I kinda' suspect that what you see in the pictures isn't what you'd get in real life.

I like the idea though. The ramrod that came with my GPR broke after only 40 uses...split down the grain which ran across the rod at about a 20 degree angle. Something like this is appealing to me.

:thumbsup:

 

[djnye]

i disagree with the first line of the advertisement. it is not at all difficult to get and split out straight-grained hickory stock for ramrod billets if you live in hickory country. it is quite rewarding also and from one 8" log you can make a lifetime supply for yourself and probably all your friends also.

take care, daniel

 

[Roy]

I've got to agree with Daniel on this one. Plus a good hickory split (not cut) is very durable. Did You look at the pick of it after shot down range a 50 yds? Dad shot one of his into a clay bank and 25yds once only 4" left sticking out. Took an act of congress to dig and pull it out, but its still in use.