Lyman Flinter 50 cal. Tackdriver

[Lonewolf]

I pick up last winter a investarm hawken made in 1980 from a gentleman who could not get a hold of black powder.
The I will bet has almost no round count.
I mounted a Lyman rear peep .
Drop 80 gr. 3f 490 ball .016 patch.
A little 4 f for the primer man goes bang nice tight at 50 yards.
I have gotten away from black for some time.
I built a few rifle over time not really into doing builds as she creeps on me.
Wow 73 now we're did time go??

 

[adkarcher]

I have an Investarms Hawken as well, but not a flinter. Good gun.

 

[DarrinG]

Gotta love the sight and smell of a traditional rifle firing real black powder!

 

[roundball]

My final last 15-20 years of my hunting life were all done with Flintlocks.....rifles & smoothbores...best hunting years of my life.

 

[Longrifle]

I've gotta buddy who wants to get rid of one of those. May take him up on it after hearing your review....

 

[Lonewolf]

Was out yesterday 80 gr. 3 f goex
.015 patch and round ball.
Held a nice 2" group 12 rounds

 

[Lonewolf]

Forgot to mention from the bench 50 yards

 

[D. Buck Stopshere]

Most every Investarms rifle, including those with Lyman’s name on it, is a tackdriver. The Great Plains rifles are blessed with 1:66” slow-twist barrels. The Great Plains Hunter is best shot with conicals since it has a 1:32” twist. When I travel to muzzleloading clubs around the state, Lyman’s GPR is the most popular factory-made rifle there.

A friend of mine decided to sell his stable of flinters & caplocks, so I bought all six longguns, including two flint smoothbores, and a couple caplock shotguns. They’ll be on my tables at the Dixie Gun Show next weekend.

 

[gremcat]

I picked one up that was hanging on the wall of a hunting camp a guy bought after the PO passed. Had a box of goodies and a neighbor hunts them a lot. Dedicated season here after Jan 1. Only shot a handful of times but it’s accurate. Picked up a aftermarket set trigger then realized the original was poor because a small wire had broken. The crazy hikes have put some character in it and I’m thinking of getting the aftermarket lock before I file the new trigger just to help with the pan seal and always losing priming powder while climbing the cliffs. I’ve heard the aftermarket locks seal better. Drew a doe tag this year and a lot more deer on the peninsula this year including 6 legal (8 pt) bucks I’m seeing in my yard/neighborhood almost daily.

There’s also an early Inline season for the first time so I’ll get the CVA MR out as well.