I made one and it came out great thanks to you! I really appreciate it. I had to tweak it a little like sand the rod down to fit the gun rings and cone the non-working end a little. I used a 3/8 drill bit, I pinned the casing into place using a finishing nail and I stained the rod. Your video saved me. Thank You Soooo Much!!!

@jamesaubrey1965

8 ай бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks and subscribe I'm always doing something like this to help someone out

I've been doing this for years. Usually, I'll put the shell casing on a "sacrificial" part of the dowel and put that in a vise. Then I take the ball part of a ball-peen hammer and put it right in the center of where the primar was. I hit that with something hard (usually another hammer -- but you're not supposed to strike two hardened faces together) and I have a nice, rounded indentation that fits the ball more snugly. The "new" twist you showed me in your video was tapping the primer hole to take screw-in brushes, swabs, etc.! Damned good idea. I'm doin' that one next time. The reason I don't like the ramrods that come with most muzzle loaders is that they're usually too short and too fragile. They're easily broken and that can end a hunt mighty fast. So, I usually don't use them at all but keep them on the gun "for looks." Now, someone with a bit of sand paper could thin down an oak dowel to fit his gun, and that would probably be stronger than the wood they're usually made of. I like the extra length, though, because it still gives me something to hang onto when the ball's just about to the end of the barrel.

@jamesaubrey1965

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. And thanks for subscribe

That’s a great idea using a shell casing

@jamesaubrey1965

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Please subscribe if you haven't already. Again thanks