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    Good Inexpensive entry level rifle

    I'll put another recommendation in for a GPR as it was my first BP rifle. It's great fun to shoot and I don't think you'd have any regrets if you went with it.
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    Off-center hammer?

    One final update for you guys. Took the GPR out shooting yesterday and to little surprise I had quite a few misfires with it. Nevertheless, when it did go off it was fairly accurate and probably the most fun I ever had shooting, it was surely an attention grabber at the range. Looks like I'm...
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    Off-center hammer?

    Thanks for the great info on fixing the off-center hammer. I will likely try and fix it soon, but I think I'm gonna take it out shooting tomorrow and see what happens. I'll keep you guys updated on both of the situations. I look forward to contributing to the forums more, B
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    Off-center hammer?

    Hi everyone, Just got my first muzzleloader today, a .54 cal Lyman Great Plains Rifle. After taking it out of the box, which seemed to be damaged, I noticed that the hammer doesn't hit the nipple square. It seems sometimes the edge of the hammer will actually hit the edge of the nipple. I did...
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