Go To Pipe Tamper

[Ctbill]

I made a few dowel & 9mm shell case tampers recently. Brass/spent case was ”free”, and the 36” dowel cost me $0.65. Had fun with stain, paint, bedliner (pictured!), and just burning wood for effect. At 4” each, I got 9 tampers! Gave all but one away already.
Golf tee and nails live in my car...and plenty in reserve.
Czech tools abound as well, just in case.

 

[mso489]

BROB, how sensitive is a metal detector to brass? Maybe some are magnetic and don't respond to non-ferrous? I don't know, just a thought.

 

[verporchting]

 

[jpmcwjr]

Just got a couple of the below tool. Well made.

Most often: finger, golf tees, pipe tool (below) cut cherry branches, found bits of oak, pine or dowels, in about that order

 

[Chasing Embers]

This one came as a surprise addition to the commissioned pipe.

 

[didimauw]

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Atta boy!

 

[snoopy311]

Yep, I use golf tees as well. They work great.

 

[crashthegrey]

I am sure that it will come as a huge surprise to everyone but my every day tamper is a Kaywoodie. The tamp is the clover logo and it has a small pen knife type blade and poker on it. It is stamped, Kaywoodie NY USA. I only really use the tamper.

 

[trubka2]

I like the round pipe nails the best and have them stashed in every pocket and all over the house. I also like the 8deco bamboo, but they're not pocket friendly. But I also just use my finger and whatever's laying around, usually golf tees, nails or sticks.

 

[Jef]

I have had this for almost 2 years. Paid 20 bucks for it. Worth every penny. Love it.

 

[davek]

I like the round pipe nails the best and have them stashed in every pocket and all over the house. I also like the 8deco bamboo, but they're not pocket friendly. But I also just use my finger and whatever's laying around, usually golf tees, nails or sticks.

+ 1 on the sticks. If they get too dirty, they go in the ashtray for disposal in the compost heap.
Also, +1 on actual nails.

 

[cigrmaster]

I use the tampers that come in my Old Boys and my Pipemasters. Anything less is completely uncivilized. Blasphemers of the worst kind use cheap pipe nails and the like. You should be ashamed of your selves.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Oh, I am, but for very different reasons!

On a serious note, I use my Old Boy tampers only in an emergency. I don't like to have to clean them, and the valet won't do it either.

 

[missionpipe]

.380 over .223

 

[gatorlope]

Recycling works!
I can clip it to my shirt pocket for convenience and it will go wherever I go.

 

[AlabamaDan]

I used a golf tee yesterday.

 

[BROBS]

Some of you guys got some classy tampers.

@mso489 the detector has a non-ferrous setting. I just don’t understand how to use it properly ?. It has this thing called “disc / notch” and I’m probably using it wrong.

 

[tnfan]

The one I use the most is a Snake tamper.

 

[trouttimes]

I've got everything from a Czech tools to shell cases and many thing in between.

 

[Ctbill]

To be clear - I got my idea from this forum to “repurpose” my brass for tampers...and I think it’s awesome (and pretty cool, with a good story to boot). I’m just not handy enough to make great versions. But happy to jam some dowel or appropriately sized sticks into a 9mm case...and slap some stain/paint/burn marks on the wood...and call it unique (for cheap)?