ElkStalker
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Reposting as the comments have been shut off on my original post, probably due to my absence. Rifle is still available. I apologize for my absence. We had some emergencies here at home and I just got overwhelmed with dealing with it all. My apologies.
Lyman GPR 50cal is from 1991. I bought it used and installed Lyman front bead and Lyman 37ML sight. The original sights will also go with it.
I do not think it had been fired much if at all when I got it. The bore is really bright. No pitting. There is some minor pitting on the exterior of the muzzle at crown, likely due to poor storage by previous own? I can only guess what it’s from. Maybe from powder burn that was not properly cleaned. There is some light pitting near the nipple as well. Other than these 2 spots, the metal finish shows some ware. The wood is great. The bore was a patch cutter and took some time for it to smooth out. It has now calmed down and started shooting really tight groups. I took a doe with it last year.
The factory ramrod had some runout and snapped, so I replaced it with a TOW brown fiber rod. The issue here is that the new rod is thinner than the original, and since this rifle was pre-rod retention spring, it will slide out without the leather lace areound the barrel. It would be easy to replace with a thicker hickory rod, I just haven’t done it since the leather works fine. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good way to photograph the bore. My only bore light is one of those flexible designs that lights from the muzzle.
$600 + shipping. Or best offer!
Lyman GPR 50cal is from 1991. I bought it used and installed Lyman front bead and Lyman 37ML sight. The original sights will also go with it.
I do not think it had been fired much if at all when I got it. The bore is really bright. No pitting. There is some minor pitting on the exterior of the muzzle at crown, likely due to poor storage by previous own? I can only guess what it’s from. Maybe from powder burn that was not properly cleaned. There is some light pitting near the nipple as well. Other than these 2 spots, the metal finish shows some ware. The wood is great. The bore was a patch cutter and took some time for it to smooth out. It has now calmed down and started shooting really tight groups. I took a doe with it last year.
The factory ramrod had some runout and snapped, so I replaced it with a TOW brown fiber rod. The issue here is that the new rod is thinner than the original, and since this rifle was pre-rod retention spring, it will slide out without the leather lace areound the barrel. It would be easy to replace with a thicker hickory rod, I just haven’t done it since the leather works fine. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good way to photograph the bore. My only bore light is one of those flexible designs that lights from the muzzle.
$600 + shipping. Or best offer!
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