Bent ramrod

[BShajari]

I'm sure it's happened to the best of us...what's the best way to correct a bent ramrod? I'm not sure if it's bent or warped, but it's rather difficult to get in and out of the stock.

Thanks!
Brian

[flattop32355]

Re: Bent ramrod

Depending upon just how bent it is:
If you have a weapon who's barrel bands are screw-retained, you can sometimes get the rammer to go down the pipe easier by slightly loosening the band screws.
Someone might be able to straighten it by heating it, if they know what they're doing, but it can also melt the solder joint if you have a two piece rammer, as some are.
It may just be cheaper to spend the approximately $35 (last I bought one, anyway) and get a new one.
Bent ones make great meat roasters/bread toasters (as do straight ones).

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: Bent ramrod

Hallo!

Assuming it is not something like the wrong ramrod for the gun, or that the barel bands are screwed down too tightly...

Where is the bend?

Many ramrods being mild steel and pieced together at the swell end, often bend there due to stacking arms. (Some times to try to cold-bend them back will snap the weld joint.)

In any event, IMHO, I would check out your resources, and then weigh in the balance the cost of having one straightened versus the cost of replacing one with a new one, and then deciding which is the cheaper and less hassle of the two options.

(Plus there may be something to be gained. Italian repro Enfield ramrods tend to be oversized and too thick. One's Enfield would benefit from a smaller diameter ramrod more in keeping with the originals. But, swelled M1855/M1861 type ramrods have a reputation for bending even if one does not take away their mild steel temper by putting them in campfires to cook with.)

Curt