If you're buying it for this purpose get a brass rod instead they're much stronger.
If you're buying it for this purpose get a brass rod instead they're much stronger.
Get both. If the wood doesn't work, use the brass.
Yikes.
I have looked at trying a brass rod before but it scares me that I would damage the barrel if it was being tapped of center of the squib. I'll look at the wood rods and see what I can find.