Pedersoli Frontier rifle ramrod size?

[Carteret Kid]

Help me.
I have been trying to find a fiberglass replacemet rod for my Pedersoli Frontier .50. What size is it im metric?

 

[SDSmlf]

Help me.
I have been trying to find a fiberglass replacemet rod for my Pedersoli Frontier .50. What size is it im metric?

You could just measure the one you now have to be sure. TOW may have what you want.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Think the Pedersoli site gives measurements.

 

[Carteret Kid]

You could just measure the one you now have to be sure. TOW may have what you want.
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Thank you. Are hickory rods greater enough in strength to make them worthy replacement to factory rod?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Thank you. Are hickory rods greater enough in strength to make them worthy replacement to factory rod?

Pedersolis are a pretty solid product. I like them. They all have one thing in common, crappy ramrods. It must be a corporate mandate thAt the ramrods be sub-par, to make up for the good quality everywhere else.

First thing to do when you buy a Pedersoli…replace the factory rod with a strait-grain hickory replacement. Of all the Pedersolis that I own, only one still has the original rod, probably cuz I haven’t shot it enough to break it yet…

Save the factory rod for show..

 

[hawkeye2]

Why not measure and convert to metric? 1mm=.039", 1cm=.390", etc.

 

[barracudadave67]

Your ram rod is probably 9MM, or .360 inch diameter. Track of the wolf has those sizes, along with r/r tips. You can get hickory, or delrin, rods.

Dave

 

[barracudadave67]

Magic number to convert MM to inches is .0393701 (you can round it up to .04) You either multiply, (up to MM) or divide ( down to inches) by that number.

Dave

 

[Rock Home Isle]

We have a specialty wood shop in Ft Collins, Sears Trostel…all kinds of wood available. I found a 4foot 2X6 piece of beautiful strait grain hickory. Table saw and a plane, makes the best ramrods ever.

I haven’t bought a ramrod on purpose in 8 years.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Save the factory rod for show..

They actually suggest that you do not use the factory ramrods for loading.

I am dealing with this with a Pedersoli Jaeger. The ramrod thimbles will only accept the weird size of .355. The fiberlass ramrod they DO suggest for loading is a bit too big for the thimbles, and they scrape the finish, exposing glass splinters and not making it worth a hoot to handle.

For my Jaeger I just bought the cut-to-length wooden ramrod from DGW that is especially for Pedersolis.

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...412+Hickory+Ramrod+.355"+Diameter,+36"+Length
I screw in the patch jag/loading tip when I load, and I'm very careful not to grab and force. I just use small tapping strokes and then tamp it on home with my forefinger and thumb.

I have a few Super Rods I use in a couple of other smallbore rifles, and one dedicated for cleaning. I really like them. They are of an 'unbreakable' polymer material. If you are going non-wood anyway, I would try to find one of those that fit your thimbles. No splinters of any kind.

 

[SDSmlf]

Why not measure and convert to metric? 1mm=.039", 1cm=.390", etc.

The screen shot from TOW I posted earlier states their replacement for the 50 caliber Pedersoli Frontier is 0.9mm (.35”) diameter x 39” long. Probably a good size to start with.

 

[Carteret Kid]

Thank you all. I will get hickory.

 

[hanshi]

Thank you. Are hickory rods greater enough in strength to make them worthy replacement to factory rod?

YES!

 

[Carteret Kid]

With a maple stock and hickory rod, the Ameican long rifle a quite complex machine for it's day.

 

[Coldfingers]

I recently picked up a Ped Frontier. It had the crappy stock ramrod. So, being that I have at least a half dozen 3/8 hickory ramrod blanks, I got to work. Found a smaller dowel, and wrapped the end in sandpaper. Chucked this in the drill and proceeded to "sand" the ID of the ramrod pipes to the point where a unsanded 3/8 ramrod would just slip through.

Did the same thing to the ramrod channel, used a 5/16 ramrod blank with the paper wrapped end to slowly enlarge the hole.

Working great now, and have a stronger ramrod.

 

[Buckskinquin]

Your ram rod is probably 9MM, or .360 inch diameter. Track of the wolf has those sizes, along with r/r tips. You can get hickory, or delrin, rods.

Dave

I have a Hatfield, the Pedersoli Frontier design was based on it. The 9mm TOTW hickory rod was too big for it rod guides. Spent some tome in the backyard sanding it down. Measure guide opening and order accordingly.

 

[FlinterNick]

I have a Hatfield, the Pedersoli Frontier design was based on it. The 9mm TOTW hickory rod was too big for it rod guides. Spent some tome in the backyard sanding it down. Measure guide opening and order accordingly.

You’ll have to taper the rod. This can be done with scrapers, a drill press and file or a dowel cutter. You can always get a dowel rod that is almost the diameter of the pipes and then have less of a taper.