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Offline JohnnyFM

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Re: Ramrods
« Reply #25 on: August 15, 2021, 09:15:51 AM »
Ok got it. Thanks!

Offline Notchy Bob

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Re: Ramrods
« Reply #26 on: August 15, 2021, 07:03:34 PM »
I'm in a bit of shock. I didn't know Dan Putz had died. He wasn't very old, mid 50's? Anybody know what happened? I got a good bit of osage from him in recent years... best quality stuff I've ever seen. Great guy to deal with. Dang. I'm sorry to hear that.

Dan's passing was news to me, also.  I'm very sorry to hear it.

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from The Antelope Wife

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Ramrods
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2021, 04:44:25 PM »
I use the aluminum angle as a heat reflector, 15 seconds to scorching hot, then I hand straighten.

The roller thingie is a compression arrow straightener that works really well ($35) but a screwdriver shank works just as well, anything to compress the fibers. I use it to take out the last of the bends after heat straightening, I work the ramrod cold at this point.

I put the high point of a bend facing up, pull ever so slightly up on the ramrod and roll the straightener over the bend pushing it down. This is a finesse type of thing, it is easy to make the bend go in the opposite direction and have to start over

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Re: Ramrods
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2021, 12:04:44 AM »
I bought mine from Steve Bailey & would pick them up at Friendship.  They are oversize but it didn't matter to me as I was going to trim them down anyway.   You could get 12-24-whatever from him & there was no grain run-out in his.   I've prob bought over a hundred from him & never had a issue. 

He used to advertise in MuzzleBlasts but don't know if he still does.