Thanks Guys,

Unless my reading is poor, I read the online manual and the piece was identified as the buttpad. Maybe the piece was misidentified or a typo. I played with that piece for hours. As of now, the piece is not in the gun, but I agree that it is definitely used to hold the ramrod in place. I tried to put it in closer to the frizen/flash and it was moving around alot. Maybe it needs to be moved closer to the end of the gun to create enough friction to hold the ramrod in place. I guess this is my fault for taking my gun apart the day before pa's late season opener. anyway, thanks to all of those who helped me...

Kelly