cabelas .50cal hawken percussion, .015 t/c prelub patch & .50 hornady roundball. after using the bullet starter, this ramrod was too flimsy to push the prb down the muzzle. lucky i had an aluminum rod with me to use. after loading i realized i forgot the powder charge!
unscrewing the cleaning jag revealed the built-in bullet puller of this flimsy ramrod. i attached a t-handle to the other end & managed to pull the lead ball out.
trying to screw the jag back on, threads were stripped by the lead ball. the jag would twist on in a couple of turns but no more, can't have the jag sticking out past the muzzle end.
i put the original wooden ramrod in place, still use the aluminum rod to stuff the load. i'll just keep this flimsy rod around just in case i need to pull a lead ball out - it got the stuck .50 cal roundball out - worth the $$$ in that respect.
I wanted a ramrod to replace the wood one on my CVA 45 cal Kentucky rifle. The wood one came with the gun and has a knot in it, so I was afraid it might break in the field.
After a lot of searching on the web, I decided to try this one, because the description made me think it would fit the 45 cal. ferrules.
Unfortunately, it does not. Like a lot of stores these days, 50 and 54 cal. seems to be all that is carried. 45 cal. is hard to find, no matter what I'm looking for.
Anyway, I have access to a friend's grinding and milling equipment and was able to sand the ramrod to a smaller diameter so it now fits my rifle. But, if I had known that I would have to do that, I never would have purchased it in the first place
This ramrod is good for the money but If you are replacing a longer ramrod it may not be the right one to use I cut mine down to about 20 inches and it is still like a wet noodle. I will be replacing it with a stiffer ramrod before next years season.