Talk:Ramrod

Packing Stick[edit]

I have never heard a ramrod referred to as this, so the idea that it is commonly called this is suspect. Could this perhaps be UK usage? If so, this should be made clear. Otherwise, I suggest that "commonly" be changed, perhaps to "sometimes" or the like.Wschart (talk) 21:00, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, this looks like a long-standing piece of vandalism judging by the record of the first editor to enter it. I have changed it to "scouring stick" which is commonly used, especially for the earlier period. 2.24.162.3 (talk) 14:18, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen "scouring stick" used either, except on Wikipedia, and I've been reading accounts by 18th and 19th-century infantrymen for decades. They always said "ramrod". Fahrenheit666 (talk) 21:32, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]