What do you call the brassy thingy on a short starter?

[lonewolf465]

I am building some "longer" short starters for my flintlock pistol. Several years ago, I built a couple and I can't remember what you call the small brass starter that basically looks like a ramrod tip without the threaded hole. The shop that I bought them from is long ago closed. I haven't had good luck searching the internet for "round concave brass thingy". I have a good memory, it's just short. Any good sources for the above mentioned??

 

[No Deer]

I would think that if you check track of the wolf you would find what you are looking for.

 

[lonewolf465]

I would think that if you check track of the wolf you would find what you are looking for.

I haven't had any luck finding them in TOW

 

[Jumpshot]

Track calls it a drift...
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/cate...atId=2&subId=23&styleId=55&partNum=STARTER-38

 

[Jumpshot]

I have a long starter made by Treso for pistols, the leg is almost 11". It's perfect for my Kentucky and Howdah pistols and my handgonne. You can order them in different calibers from The Possible Shop.

 

[hanshi]

"Brass thingy" works for me.

 

[Walks with fire]

Holy smokes; 5 bucks for a little brassy thing.

 

[PaulN/KS]

I make them from empty pistol cases.
9mm works for a 45 and 38 special works for 50/54. Knock the primer out and then use a counter sink tool to ream it out a bit.
Fit it on the end with some epoxy and pin it and you are done.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Stud? Stub?

A piece of dogwood or witchhazel works well and won't mar the muzzle.

 

[Jumpshot]

Holy smokes; 5 bucks for a little brassy thing.

No... brass thingy. :grin:

 

[bwhoffman]

I make them from empty pistol cases.
9mm works for a 45 and 38 special works for 50/54. Knock the primer out and then use a counter sink tool to ream it out a bit.
Fit it on the end with some epoxy and pin it and you are done.

I do exactly that!...PLUS.... I thread them 10/32 and put brushes and jags on them!

 

[tiger955]

"round concave brass thingy".

You sound like my ex-bosses wife when she was describing the "big yellow diggy thingy" that was in her yard. It was a backhoe.
I would call it a brass ramrod tip?

 

[lonewolf465]

I make them from empty pistol cases.
9mm works for a 45 and 38 special works for 50/54. Knock the primer out and then use a counter sink tool to ream it out a bit.
Fit it on the end with some epoxy and pin it and you are done.

Thanks. This is the type of answer I've been looking for. I like to improvise things since the handle for the starters I'm making are from deer antler. I'm not paying five bucks for a brass thingy. Sorry I didn't know what else to call it :idunno: Whatchmacallit and doborcus didn't seem to properly describe it.

 

[HOGGHEAD]

How about a "thigamajig". Sorry but I just couldn't resist. My GrandMother called everything a "thigamajig". Sorry. :surrender: Tom.

 

[PaulN/KS]

I make them from empty pistol cases.
9mm works for a 45 and 38 special works for 50/54. Knock the primer out and then use a counter sink tool to ream it out a bit.
Fit it on the end with some epoxy and pin it and you are done.

Thanks. This is the type of answer I've been looking for. I like to improvise things since the handle for the starters I'm making are from deer antler. I'm not paying five bucks for a brass thingy. Sorry I didn't know what else to call it :idunno: Whatchmacallit and doborcus didn't seem to properly describe it.

Glad to help. Oh, BTW, if you have an old style woodworkers counter sink bit those work real well on the brass cases.

(I favor dohicky myself)... :grin:

 

[Nappers]

Short Starter tip?

The gun works has them for less than 2 bucks, plus shipping. They are in Oregon and Joe and Suzi are great people to deal with. Not to take away from TOW, but over here on the West Coast I deal with them a lot, and have ordered from TOW. Both great to deal with.....
http://www.thegunworks.com

Short Starter Tips under Shooting Aides and then Loading tools. Site not real user friendly but once you get it, it's easy to figure out what you need, they have a lot of stuff and inexpensive. I've been to the shop and they are an older couple and just really nice sweet old folks. It was great to meet them.

 

[Bill Hall]

I usually buy ramrod tips for my homemade short starters. One for the short brassy thingy end, and one for the long brassy thingy end. They're like $1.50 each. Bill

 

[nchawkeye]

They work just fine without them...I made one 20 or so years ago, it's all wood, no problems...

 

[jtmattison]

I make my own short starters. I call them long starters because I like them 2-3 inches longer than ones you can buy. I use oak dowel and a wood ball I get at the craft store. I make the end of the dowels concave with my Dremmel tool. I seal the wood with my olive oil/beeswax patch lube. Works great.

HD

 

[troutabout]

An empty .40 cal casing fits a 3/8 dowel to a 'T'. Cut off the base with a Dremel wheel, drill 3/16 hole through primer cavity. Silver solder 8/32 or ground down 10/32 nut inside. Glue to 3/8 hickory dowel with Gorilla glue and you're done.