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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: frenchman on November 10, 2011, 05:46:42 AM
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Getting parts ready for a new build a .36 cal in a Tennessee style or close to it.Colerain barrel on the way, wood came in from a friend and this is my first try at inletting a barrel
will be doing all parts except action and barrel.
For a tapered loading rod should i go 1/4 to 5/16+ or keep it straight since it's a small caliber
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That would work. Get one of Acers tools and you will love it.
Bill
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I'd taper it from 5/16" down to something a little over 1/4" at the loading end. Make a brass fitting...thread it for your jag.
I use one of Acer's tapering tools. Make's quick work of a hickory, rosewood, osage, or ebony rod.
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I like to make a RR end of thin sheet steel (.02 to .025), wrapped in a slight cone shape, then braze up the seam. Fit a nut to the inside of the small end, and braze that in. The endcap being very thin leaves the wood strong. Fit it to the RR and then epoxy and pin it.
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Darrin McDonal sells ready made tapered tips like the one Acer just described if you don't want to do it yourself. They are excellent!!
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I would use a full 5/16" ramrod. I despise tapered RR's, be they PC or not. I want the Ramrod full sized all the way, and especially so on a small bore rifle.
Keith Lisle
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I agree with Keith. I would use a 5/16" ramrod but taper it only enough so that it slides down in that hole rather easily.
After all, you are dealing with a rather small rod and you want to keep as much strength there as possible...........Don
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I like tapered rods - have one for my .32, running 1/4" to 5/16". Nice rod and loads easily with my loads. I suspect with the normal loads most people seem to use, maximum strength isn't needed anyway - except possibly for the constant wiping.