A ram-rod tip for the Jeager.

[Ugly Sauce]

In my constant search for a ram-rod tip, that I like, I made this out of a small chunk of rose-wood. I like it. I've tried plain tips, or the typical metal tip with the threaded hole for jags and things. Don't like the threaded hole, looks too "modern". !!! Wouldn't be caught dead with a jag sticking out the muzzle end. Tried a brass tip like on a TC, with just the kind of "cup" end, but the brass don't go good with an iron mounted rifle. (I don't think)

I think I'll do this again, I'm not super confident in it's strength. I just drilled the hole in a square piece of rosewood, and glued it in there, but after shaping the joint is kind of thin and shallow.

I was un-gentle when shaping it, in hopes it would break doing that, and not in the field. I then shot the rifle a bit, and did all my loading and cleaning with it, and again not being gentle, and it held up to that just fine. However, I think I'll do another with kind of a "tongue-N-groove", and pin it. Anyhow, I think I got the "look" I wanted. I'll take her hunting soon with this, if it did break I still have enough length in the rod to load the gun, and I'll have a spare back at camp.

Brown Rosie, the rose of Alabama, says: "thanks for listening".

 

[4v50 Gary]

I'd pin it even if the pin is a toothpick.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I'd pin it even if the pin is a toothpick.

exactamundo! On the next one maybe I'll get me a little hunk of ebony or something.

 

[moose1858]

Nicely done sir

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Nicely done sir

Thanks, came out better than expected.

 

[Acorn Mush]

Very nice bit of contrast without being garish.

 

[hawg]

I would use brass or iron pins. Toothpicks aren't going to gain you anything. They're softer than the wood you're pinning.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Heavy copper wire makes cool looking pins. I just pulled a bunch of heavy duty copper wire out of the ground out back the other day.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

But, being the rifle is iron mounted, I shall use steel/iron for the pin. To keep Rosie pure.

 

[Acorn Mush]

But, being the rifle is iron mounted, I shall use steel/iron for the pin. To keep Rosie pure.

As the driven snow??

 

[Lefty38-55]

Looks great! FYI, a horn tip would be most appropriate too!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Looks great! FYI, a horn tip would be most appropriate too!

That's been crossing my mind for sure.

 

[.38 Special]

@Ugly Sauce As a fellow primitive archer, I'm sure you are familiar with "footed" arrows. I wonder how that would work with ramrods. Seems like a footed tip made out of horn or antler would really be something.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Yes I am, and was kind of thinking along those lines. Yes that would work, and arrows and ram-rods are under the same linear stress, so should work good. So where does one get a chunk of horn that big? (that is solid)

 

[hawg]

Water buffalo?

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Perhaps. I'm kind of thinking ebony though.

 

[hawg]

Ebony would be good but there's plenty of exotic woods that would look good.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Truth, I think something darker would go better with the rifle. I think anything light would kind of clash with the dark wood and iron trim.

 

[.38 Special]

Yes I am, and was kind of thinking along those lines. Yes that would work, and arrows and ram-rods are under the same linear stress, so should work good. So where does one get a chunk of horn that big? (that is solid)

I buy horn blocks from Three Rivers to use in English "war arrows". I suspect they might do the trick. https://www.3riversarchery.com/horn-blocks-primitive-archery.html

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I buy horn blocks from Three Rivers to use in English "war arrows". I suspect they might do the trick. https://www.3riversarchery.com/horn-blocks-primitive-archery.html

Thank you, will check it out. Me and 3-rivers are old friends.