Stupid, stupid, stupid mistake

[kb]

I wonder if we can use black powder launched ramrods during archery season?  All we need to do is fletch the RR for stability!  LOL

[Stormrider51]

Shooting an arrow from a gun wouldn't be a new idea.  The Chinese had cannons that fired huge arrows.  Getting the various state game agencies to approve might be another matter.  Given that many agencies have approved crossbows, laser sights, etc, it wouldn't be that much of a step though.

John

[kb]

Here in NY it would probably be considered an assault weapon, and need to be registered for future confiscation....

lol

[Detached]

Here in NY it would probably be considered an assault weapon, and need to be registered for future confiscation....

lol

Only if it held more than 10 ramrods.

[Uncle Russ]

A ramrod in flight makes an interesting humming sound.

FWIW; Stormrider51 is right on the money with this one.
In fact, if you're on the range when it happens, you can definitely tell what just happened from the sound, especially if you are wearing electronic muffs..

I've done it, and I've witnessed it happening several times over the years. And every time it happened I could hear that "hum".
I think the one that made the most racket was a metal rod from a CW Musket, and that particular one was very interesting. The guy shooting quickly picked up the handle of "Ol' Hummer".  

 
Uncle Russ...

[greggholmes]

 not that I have ever done it

[Ron T.]

I use to "dry ball" EVERY... that's "E-V-E-R-Y" time I went to the rifle range to shoot my muzzle loaders.  It got absolutely EMBARRASSING after a while !~!~!  THEN... I figured out a way to keep from doing it... and here's what I did!

I cut the patch at the muzzle which leaves a nice, round .50 caliber hole in the 2-inch wide stripe of patching-cloth I use (.016-inch washed, cotton denim).  Since I use either Swiss or Goex black powder in their metal cans, I bought a nice "screw-on" cap made outta what looks like a .223 center-fire cartridge case soldered to a screw-on metal cap with a hole "punched" in it to hold the .223 cartridge's body.

Of course, when I'm shooting black powder, the can of powder sits on the shooting bench next to me along with all the "other stuff" we need when using black powder and muzzle loaders.

And so, I decided that hanging the "hole" in the strip of cloth I use as my "patching" material over the spout created by the mouth of the .223 cartridge would keep me from trying to put a "patch" under the ball sitting on the mouth of my  rifle's barrel because I'd have to take the patching material OFF of the spout of the black powder I was using.  I.E., in order to use the patch-material, I HAD to literally TOUCH the can of powder which SHOULD (and "does") cause me to realize I hadn't put ANY powder in the rifle.  Right?  RIGHT !!!

AND... believe it or not, it WORKED !~!~!  I haven't "dry-balled" since I began hanging the strip of patching material OVER the "spout" on my black powder can 5 years ago !~!~!  Shucky-DARN... it's the TRUTH !!!

So give this thought a "try" if yer havin' "dry-ball" trouble... 'cause it WORKS (for me, at least)!~!~!  


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

[Geezer in NH]

I wonder if we can use black powder launched ramrods during archery season?  All we need to do is fletch the RR for stability!  LOL

Close enough no need for fletching

[Jack Ryan]

Until you've "lost" your ram rod on the range and couldn't find it to reload, you've not done anything too stupid.

[Fletcher]

My first ramrod shot was at a Boy Scout Rondy - same problem - distractions.
We were shooting at a wooden log crib we made for a backstop. At about 30 yards the
polymer rod curled up like a horseshoe. You don't load anymore with that.  Became a
'wall hanger' reminder