loading / cleaning rod help
 

iam thinking of getting one of the new " T " handle attachments to help with loading / cleaning in the field . the one that screws on to your rod , and folds down when you put it back under the barrell . Any one have one ??????? any other ideas ???

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I had one of them folding T handles for a while and it worked pretty good. Then it broke one afternoon on the range. On the range, I am currently using a solid stainless steel range rod with a T handle that is pinned to the rod. Nice and sturdy, works good, and seems to handle all my range problems.

Another option is make sure that the ramrod has female ends on both ends. Then get a T handle short starter. You can unscrew the short starter end and it will go right into the ramrod and turn that into a T handle and help with the loading.

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I have one like you're talking about. The T-handle short starter is a much better option! I use the short starter, the other one is in my shooting bag as a back-up.

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Here's what I use.

They're no longer made though. T/C bought the patent.The only ones you can get now are from T/C for an Encore, Omega, or the really lousy cut your own length. [:@]

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meh101465

If you are talking about a rod for the range and for cleaning I would suggest a Tipton with a spin-jag attachment and also put a bore protector on it....

http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/tipton-deluxe-carbon-fiber-cleaning-rods.html

http://www.spinjag.com/

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/(S(ogfqaseugd2350er2kvhp055))/categories/tableList.aspx?catID=6&subID=49&styleID=15 9

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I have the folding T-handle from Knight for my Disc Elite that I got when the cheap hollow aluminum one broke trying to pull a patch. I love it for the field. At the range, I (ab)use a fiberglass range rod.

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I have a TC T handle and it has served me well for 2 years with constant abuse. It bent once but bent back and is fine.

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On the cut your own models.....where do you find the brass ends? Are they glued in?

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The endspress in IIRC. I hadaT/C lightweight roda long time ago. The end pulled out of it and no matter what I used I couldn't keep it in. The ends were aluminum I think. Later on I found these and I fell in love. Since T/C makes the cut to length powerrods I don't have much interest in them. Knight Rods are hollow too and I don't care for them either.

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The standard Knight rods are hollow and not very strong. The power rods however are solid aluminum. They are a great replacement rod, though not cheap. I did get one on sale at Sportsman's Warehouse for 20% off a while back though.

Here's a link to it on their site:
http://www.knightrifles.com/productD...aspx?id=900746

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For the range I also use a stanless steel rod. But for hunting all I did was drill a hole in my starter (ball area) so that my rod will fit into to it. I don't have to carry any extra gear and it works great. Makes reloading for a second shot faster and al lot easier on your hand.

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I just bought one at cabela's I think it was 10.95. Screws to end of ramrod and lays flat against the barrel works very good

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I take 3 rods to the range. The one I hunt with stays in the gun. Some guns shoot differently with and without the rod. I do all my loading with a wooden rod. I don't want metal contact with the crown, ever, if possible and don't feel like messing with an alignment guide. I carry an aluminum rod in the event I have to extract a bullet. I've never broken or felt close to breaking a wooden rod in the process of loading, though I knowsome here have. Guessmy times commin'.

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Had the T handle, it broke on the range. Started useing the fiberglass on the range, but bought another T for when I hunt. Been ok now for a couple of years.