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5
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Sat August 30, 2008
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$301.36
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9.6
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Description:
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Lyman's Great Plains is one of the most authentic muzzleloaders found anywhere and has quality rarely found in anything but custom rifles. Features a 32" barrel, double set triggers, 1 in 60" twist for roundball shooting and traditional hardware. High quality walnut stock. Drilled and tapped for 57 GPR receiver sight.
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Huntin Dawg
69 Cal.
Registered: March 2004
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 3981
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Review Date: Tue July 3, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $301.36
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Easy to build, minimal tools required.
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Some screws should be replaced with higher quality to avoid breakage.
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The Great Plains Rifle Kit was easy to build. I put one together in .54 caliber flintlock. The stock comes pre-inlet for all of the parts. All you have to do is file/sand the wood flush with the parts. There is plenty of wood on the stock to shape as you like. The parts were not very rough and easy to finish.
The only problem I had was with the escutcheon screws. They are so small and brittle I broke one off. You can avoid this by putting some soap or wax on the screw threads before installing. I recommend getting some slightly larger, stronger screws.
Overall it was a great peoject that only took about 20 hours to complete.
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41Aeronca
50 Cal.
Registered: June 2006
Location: Keizer, Oregon
Posts: 1105
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Review Date: Sat October 13, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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A good kit for a first time builder
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The escutcheon screws break off too easy
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The Lyman GPR was the first black powder gun I ever built. The stock has enough wood on it that I was able to shape it more to my liking. The gun is a great shooter and fun to boot!
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iraqvet13f
32 Cal.
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Sat December 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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very easy to build, and shoots VERY WELL
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Cons:
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Some factory inletting issues
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Baught a kit, had to do some major work on the tang area, do to improper tang inletting / alignment, BUT, with a bit of epoxy, and sawdust, and some inletting "Bluing" I was able to straighten it right out, (with a bit of work). Yes I could have sent the stock back, but I had alreadu had quite a few hours into it, so I desided to "Do it myself" and fix the problem. After some many, many hours on the range, I worked out all the bugs, and now it shoots about a
2 1/2 to 3 inch group at 100yrds. I would like to thank all of those who gave me some tips (from the builders work bench section)for all of your help!!!! I now have a quality BP rifle, and will NEVER go back to shooting an in-line, theres no challenge, or sport to them things, Over all I am very saticfied will my Lyman GPR 54cal.
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Liver Eatin Johnson
54 Cal.
Registered: April 2004
Location: Central Washington State
Posts: 1555
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Review Date: Thu June 19, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Great starter kit with quality parts for a Hawken style rifle.
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Wood used is unusual and the grain is not consistant - can be tricky to get a good finish.
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Lyman has a great product here which can be customized for an even more traditional look. They leave a lot of extra wood to work with and inlet the parts a bit too deep to allow for it. Keep that in mind when final shaping to avoid having to fill behind the escutcheons to bring them to the same level as the wood. The screws provided are ok but care should be taken in using the smallest ones and they should be waxed before screwing into the small predrilled holes to prevent breaking. The tang can be straightened to avoid being inlet to deeply in the wrist. Lyman shapes their stock with a lot of belly both in the forearm and toe area. All in all I would say this is the best production kit I've seen of an authentic styled rifle and gives the builder a lot of opportunity to get creative with their skills.
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smoke eater
32 Cal.
Registered: July 2007
Location: greenwood, indiana
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Sat August 30, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great Kit for us beginners
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Cons:
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Lock
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I did not like the lock but added an L & R lock. It is really a nice gun. You cannot expect Lyman to put a 100+ dollar lock in a $300 kit. Best deal out there.
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