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Offline danmart77

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where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« on: November 12, 2024, 09:37:26 PM »
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2024, 11:30:28 PM »
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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2024, 03:41:19 AM »
I just made one simply by welding a round stock from any of the big box stores to a regular brad point drill,worked great.

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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2024, 04:24:18 AM »
The price of the one Bill linked too is a gut punch - ouch.  Probably a quality drill though.  I make ram rod drills on a metal lathe, not very hard to do.  If you have a metal lathe or have a buddy who has one, you can make what ever diameter you need rather quickly and pretty cheap too.   
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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2024, 04:26:17 PM »
Tom Snyder in Michigan makes them

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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2024, 04:58:57 PM »
I just made one simply by welding a round stock from any of the big box stores to a regular brad point drill,worked great.

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Re: where to buy a ramrod drill for a Flintlock with a 44" barrel
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2024, 06:26:40 PM »
A 48" pc of drill rod or even mild steel, then mill the groove and profile the cutting edge to look like a 1 flute gun drill. I just did one this week and used mild steel then kasenite the tip. Since this is gun building 101 the solution can be had for very little $$. Probably have done 15 rifles/pistols by this method.