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Muzzleloader Hunting
Shooting my Lyman Plains Pistol
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<blockquote data-quote="FrontierGander" data-source="post: 2119335" data-attributes="member: 26439"><p>Sat down with the Lyman Plains pistol .54cal today and first start with 40gr 2fg Gearhart-Owen black powder, .020" spit patch, .530 round ball. They loaded nicely without having to hammer them down the bore. Looks like I will need to tap the sight over to the right a bit to center it. 40gr 2fg grouped ok, but then I lowered it to 30gr 2fg and it REALLY came together and shot very well. Next, I'll try 3fg and see how it does.</p><p> I also lapped the bore last night to smooth out any burrs that the lyman barrels are famously known to have.</p><p>Target was shot from 25 yards.</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/21K5qhFP" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/8C1f0bFP/IMG-0677.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/dLn3Yz7Q" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sgChpzsW/IMG-0671.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/xXCCTtHv" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/2SdBGtSK/IMG-0674.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrontierGander, post: 2119335, member: 26439"] Sat down with the Lyman Plains pistol .54cal today and first start with 40gr 2fg Gearhart-Owen black powder, .020" spit patch, .530 round ball. They loaded nicely without having to hammer them down the bore. Looks like I will need to tap the sight over to the right a bit to center it. 40gr 2fg grouped ok, but then I lowered it to 30gr 2fg and it REALLY came together and shot very well. Next, I'll try 3fg and see how it does. I also lapped the bore last night to smooth out any burrs that the lyman barrels are famously known to have. Target was shot from 25 yards. [url=https://postimg.cc/21K5qhFP][img]https://i.postimg.cc/8C1f0bFP/IMG-0677.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/dLn3Yz7Q][img]https://i.postimg.cc/sgChpzsW/IMG-0671.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/xXCCTtHv][img]https://i.postimg.cc/2SdBGtSK/IMG-0674.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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