WANTED RamRod Puller

[Ruben44]

I have the same one Treebone references. Have had it for over 10 years. Works great on a fiberglass rod. Now that I have a range rod, not needed near as often.

 

[Packrat]

I carry a short piece of rope or string, tie it around a post or tree and pull. I've done it this way for years since my wife Dry Balled and I was going to show her how to pull a load. She weighed 110 and I was 175, I pulled her all around the range until the rod broke and I almost put my eye out

 

[RedJohn]

I have used a mainspring vise tightened down on the rod on more than one occasion to pull stuck ramrods. You just have to be careful not to damage the wood, but it works.

 

[Salty]

I have one of these from Log Cabin: https://www.logcabinshop.com/catalog.php?path=184_160_7&product_id=24434. Of course you could always use the rope and 'tree' method if you want to be period correct. As for the arrow puller, you need some exposed ram rod to get a purchase on it to pull. The final option would be to just shoot it loose (works, ask me how I know)!

I just emailed Log Cabin. They are out and don’t know if they will get them back in stock.

 

[Doc]

Something which is easily made. A metal rod, drill and tap a 8-32 and a 10-32 so you cover them both and insert screws. Very easily carried in you bag.
Doc,

 

[flatcreek]

I've found if I run a bit of patch lub down the barrel and let the stuck patch soak it up, the ramrod comes out much easier. It's usually the dry patch that gets stuck.

 

[Mike in FL]

I never heard of such a contraption. That seems pretty me a problem that doesn't occur often enough to justify carrying whatever gets the ramrod unstuck, but remembering to the 70's it happened to me. My state announced an early deer season for muzzleloaders. I rushed out and bought one for less than $100, an inline that used regular caps. My first time out with it I managed to get the rod stuck. I can't remember how, but I do remember how high it went when I shot it out. Since then I have never heard of it happening.

 

[cal.43]

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[BlackRock52]

A member had an extra -- Thank you again, Keyhole
And thx to all who responded
This forum and it's members are super!!

 

[Two Feathers]

Townsend has one
https://www.townsends.us/products/r...whza7MHozJMej7BFcB4DSCBbug4AsoOdorFQz1Bw_WdTB

I owned one of these and it was fantastic. Our son ended up with it, wish I had it back. He helped himself to my BP equipment, so I'm out of luck now.
Good luck in your search, but I CAN attest to the value of this Townsend model.
God bless:
Two Feathers

 

[French Colonial]

Townsend has one
https://www.townsends.us/products/r...whza7MHozJMej7BFcB4DSCBbug4AsoOdorFQz1Bw_WdTB

Everyone has opinions, personally I had one of these and did not care for it and sold it.

It takes two hands to operate which means you have to have some way of making the rifle immoveable and pull on the rod.
Anything that lets you make the ramrod immoveable instead of the gun so you can pull on the gun works better for me.

A stout string tied to the ramrod and then hooked to whatever, or better yet a ramrod threaded on the end so a "T" handle or whatever can be pulled on.

Prairieland Frontiersmen have a piece of angle iron with a slot in it mounted in the rafters of the range cover so you can slip the "T" handle in the slot and pull down on the gun.

 

[Mad L]

For those of us who carry a House Wife in our gear, there is also the Mistress to help pull them rods:

http://logcabinshop.com/oc30/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=24424