RE: Replacement ramrod: Which is best?
Both of those rods mentioned are good quality ramrods. I use a Rugged Rod as my range rod and believe me it has been put through the ringer and is still going strong. The trouble with it is there is only one female end to attach the 10/32 attachments. I would like it a lot more if it had female ends on both. The problem with the polymer rods are some of them have some "give" to them. This might not sound serious but when you try to seat a hard loading projectile you will understand. Some of them you can actually bend in two without breaking them. They do normally work well for the traditional rifles.
There are a lot of good rods. Make sure the rod has female ends on both ends and that if it is an aluminum that any insert ends are pinned. This will allow you to put a T handle on one end for power pulling. There are also some solid brass ramrods and they are nice but do add a little more weight to your rifle.