I Finished My Home Made Range Rod
 

I bought a $3.00 solid aluminum dowel and made a range rod out of it for my .32 caliber rifle.
Here is a picture of the range rod.

Here is a picture of the jag end.

Here is the loading end. This is how the loading end of the original ram rod is. The picture is fuzzy but the end is cupped for loading round balls.

It came out pretty good if I do say so myself.
Here is the finished range rod.

Nice job. I love making my own goodies. Put an inch-and-a-half or two inch wood ball (craft shop) on the other end for a good grip. You'll like it.

That is really a nice job.

Me too. I was a machinist all my life and on one of the jobs I had, there was a toolroom lathe and a Bridgeport mill within 30 feet of the job I ran production on. I used to jump on them on breaks and sometimes after my shift ended and make or repair accessories and such for my ML's.

BPS

I use a wooden palm saver. I always carry one with me in the field anyway and I figure if I put a ball on one end It would omit the jag end of the rod.

Looks like it should do the trick. Nice job.

Nice job on the ramrod.

I kind of liked the feel of that piece of an old branch for a handle. It fit my in the curl of my knuckles well. But I thought this one looks a little better and gives a little more to hold on to.

That second chingadero has a look that is appealing to me.