Just an old carpenter' opinion.
That is not a bad opinion at all!
I was looking through an earlier (from 2006) thread on replacement ramrods and Roundball had the following to offer:
RE: Replacement ramrod
IMO, the the best, strongest ramrods made were those TC used to make before their plant fire...resin impregnated ramrods...wooden, good looking, darn near as strongas steel, etc
I wonder if those were oil soaked...?