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  1. J

    Lyman Rifle Accuracy

    This is fatiguing. The only reason l have a Lyman GPR is it is or was the only reasonablely priced Hawkin style rifle I could afford. If anything else was available from an American manufacturer that is what I would have. It is rather crudely assembled and probably from a relatively mild steel...
  2. J

    Lyman Rifle Accuracy

    I have a Lyman GPR in 54 and someone in an earlier post indicated that my load of 110 grs FFFG with a PRB was higher than shown in the manual that came with the gun. My GPR was purchased in 2018 and the manual does indicate a max charge of 100grs which I never checked cause I have the LYMAB...
  3. J

    Caps Redux

    Sorry for you guys that are short of caps. Bill Clinton caused me my first inconvenience with shooting components. Since then about a year before the next presidential election I buy supplies to out last any Democrat that is elected. he cured me.
  4. J

    Lyman Rifle Accuracy

    I shoot 110 Grs Graff FFFg with a patched ball all the time in my Lyman Plains Rifle . My feeling is a 2 or 3 inch group at 100 is possible if your eyes are good enough. I usually don't shoot farther than 75
  5. J

    Lyman Plains Rifle -A stuck ball and grease

    Even though the grease thing is a mess it is easy to do
  6. J

    Lyman Plains Rifle -A stuck ball and grease

    Well it wasn't a dry ball the powder charge was in there. The ball got stuck about half way down. I had forgotten my range rod which is steel and my delrin (plastic) rod was not stiff enough to push it down. I am the only one in my group that hunts with BP and I was just shooting at cans at...
  7. J

    Lyman Plains Rifle -A stuck ball and grease

    Well last weekend I stuck a ball. Being a former boy scout I had bought some 6mm x.75 alemite fittings for just such an occasion . Man you can blow a ball right out with a grease gun. However, what a mess. HAHAHA
  8. J

    Lapping the Barrel with JB bore Paste

    Attached is a picture of the only recovered patch from this weekend ( only fired two shots). I don't know if this says anything but you don't see any rifling marks or much powder burn
  9. J

    Lapping the Barrel with JB bore Paste

    Just to respond to some of your comments My load is a Hornaday .530 Round ball 110 grains FFFG Graff Powder .018" Pillow ticking pre cut patches from Track CCI , Rem , and or RWS Caps Mink Oil Lube from Track My goal was to just get the bore lapped enough so I could shoot 3 to 5 shots without...
  10. J

    Lapping the Barrel with JB bore Paste

    Well finally got out to test my barrel. The lapping I did was not enough . Got a ball stuck on the 3rd shot and had to pump it out with a grease gun and an alemite fitting ,what a mess . Going to try a hundred more strokes with fine scotch bright pad.
  11. J

    Powder for Longer or Shorter Barrels.

    I use 110 g of Graff fffg behind a .530 ball and .18 pillow ticking patches. (Lyman Plains Rifle). The recoil doesn't seem bad to me.
  12. J

    Powder for Longer or Shorter Barrels.

  13. J

    My Kibler Colonial is coming along...

    Looks good too me
  14. J

    SM SMR Built & Shot

    If it was mine I would be proud of it!!!!!!
  15. J

    Set Trigger

    SD that is very helpful
  16. J

    Set Trigger

    Thanks guys
  17. J

    Set Trigger

    I bought every thing to build this gun in the late 90's and never got to it ( family, work , travel, etc. ). Now I own my own business and have a great shop out back. I can play with this stuff every day so I am going to get started . This kit ( i use this term loosly I just bought the parts the...
  18. J

    Set Trigger

    Are you familiar with these triggers?
  19. J

    Set Trigger

    Ok I have continued to play with it and I have the rear screw in enough to be comfortable and the front set screw seems pretty good.. Also just snapping it a few times has improver it Getting closer to snot
  20. J

    Set Trigger

    If I loosen the the rear screw I can get it to set. However the rear screw is only in by 2 treads and seems very loose . Also the springs are so loose they are moving around on the plate.
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