Lyman vs. T/C quality?; Lyman Plains pistol?

shurshot · February 12, 2007, 09:27 AM

Question; How does Lyman quality compare to T/C? I have never owned a Lyman, but have had numerous T/C's, BP and smokless, and love them all. I find T/C to be one of the strongest, toughest guns around. But the Lyman Plains pistol has caught my eye, and I'm wondering if anybody here has one, and if so what do you have to say about it? I'm also tossing the .50 vs .54 question around as well. The .54 is bigger, but I already have a ton of .50 balls/patches on hand. I'm looking at hunting small/medium game, perhaps bigger if I found a VERY accurate and powerful gun/load combo.

marcseatac · February 12, 2007, 03:43 PM

TC is hard to beat. I put Investarms (Lyman) products close. Don't know anything about the Plains pistol. TC gets the nod all things being equal. IMO

skeetabop · February 12, 2007, 04:22 PM

I bought a Lymans 50 caliber last year at this time. A nice gun, very accurate also. Fun to target shoot with or hunt.

mec · February 12, 2007, 05:21 PM

.50 caliber is plenty good. Having balls/components on hand is reason enough to pick it. The lyman plains pistol is a quality product with complete support from Lyman Products online store. I've had a Great Plains Rifle since they came out and it is problem-free. My plains pistol is extremely accurate and easy to shoot
Load .490 Ball 175-Grain Velocity Spread
40 Grains Goex FFFG 884 fps 24 (5)
40 Grains Swiss FFFG 1040 69
40 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 934 72
40 Grains/Volume H 777 1046 126
40 Grains Goex FFG 681 145
40 Grains/Volume Pyrodex RS 645 103
40 Grains/Volume American Pioneer 584 92
30 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 760 103
20 Grains/Volume H 777 761 77
20 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 464 119
Lee R.E.A.L Bullet 250 Grain 40 fffg 753 46
Lee R.E.A.L Bullet 250 grain 40 Pyrodex 889 89
Hornady 385 Gr. Plains Bullet 40 Pyrodex P 657 102
Fps= feet per second. Grains/Volume refers to a charge of replica powder thrown from a measure calibrated for the designated weight of black powder.

shurshot · February 12, 2007, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the info!

**4V50 Gary** · February 12, 2007, 11:09 PM

I have a couple of Lymans, but no TCs. Not that I wouldn't buy TC, but they didn't cater to southpaws at the time I wanted some things.

February 12, 2007, 09:27 AM	#1
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Lyman vs. T/C quality?; Lyman Plains pistol? Question; How does Lyman quality compare to T/C? I have never owned a Lyman, but have had numerous T/C's, BP and smokless, and love them all. I find T/C to be one of the strongest, toughest guns around. But the Lyman Plains pistol has caught my eye, and I'm wondering if anybody here has one, and if so what do you have to say about it? I'm also tossing the .50 vs .54 question around as well. The .54 is bigger, but I already have a ton of .50 balls/patches on hand. I'm looking at hunting small/medium game, perhaps bigger if I found a VERY accurate and powerful gun/load combo.

February 12, 2007, 11:09 PM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	I have a couple of Lymans, but no TCs. Not that I wouldn't buy TC, but they didn't cater to southpaws at the time I wanted some things. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 12, 2007, 03:43 PM	#2
marcseatac Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2006 Posts: 225	TC is hard to beat. I put Investarms (Lyman) products close. Don't know anything about the Plains pistol. TC gets the nod all things being equal. IMO

February 12, 2007, 04:22 PM	#3
skeetabop Junior Member Join Date: August 19, 2005 Posts: 9	I bought a Lymans 50 caliber last year at this time. A nice gun, very accurate also. Fun to target shoot with or hunt.

February 12, 2007, 05:21 PM	#4
mec Junior member Join Date: December 6, 2001 Posts: 1,536	.50 caliber is plenty good. Having balls/components on hand is reason enough to pick it. The lyman plains pistol is a quality product with complete support from Lyman Products online store. I've had a Great Plains Rifle since they came out and it is problem-free. My plains pistol is extremely accurate and easy to shoot Load .490 Ball 175-Grain Velocity Spread 40 Grains Goex FFFG 884 fps 24 (5) 40 Grains Swiss FFFG 1040 69 40 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 934 72 40 Grains/Volume H 777 1046 126 40 Grains Goex FFG 681 145 40 Grains/Volume Pyrodex RS 645 103 40 Grains/Volume American Pioneer 584 92 30 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 760 103 20 Grains/Volume H 777 761 77 20 Grains/Volume Pyrodex P 464 119 Lee R.E.A.L Bullet 250 Grain 40 fffg 753 46 Lee R.E.A.L Bullet 250 grain 40 Pyrodex 889 89 Hornady 385 Gr. Plains Bullet 40 Pyrodex P 657 102 Fps= feet per second. Grains/Volume refers to a charge of replica powder thrown from a measure calibrated for the designated weight of black powder.

February 12, 2007, 09:02 PM	#5
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Thanks for the info!