Those are my home made range rods and crown protectors. I think the red one is fiberglass but Im not shure, It was made from a Gallagher stick (from New Zeland?). I never use the wood rod that came with my Kodiak, I have it with the rifle just in case I loose or forget the range rod. I have read last night the "Bevel Brothers" column and they say that fiberglass rods are not that bad. In any case I always use the protectors on my rods. My .50 underhammer have no way to fix the rod so I use exclusivelly its range rod.
Daryl, Both protectors are made of brass. As I have no machinery, I made them using existing brass conections, thats why you can see threads on one of them. Thanks Martin