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darkgael · July 1, 2009, 05:59 AM

Look for a Lyman Great Plains Rifle - new or used. They are great shooters. You can purchase, if you wish, barrels for it in other calibers and different twist rates. They pretty much drop right in.
My GPR, bought used, is .50 caliber. Recently, I picked up a .54 smoothbore barrel from Green Mt. It patterns nicely with shot (28ga.) and, shooting a tightly patched round ball, will keep'em in a palm-sized group at 50 yards.
Pete

July 1, 2009, 05:59 AM	#18
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	Flint guns Look for a Lyman Great Plains Rifle - new or used. They are great shooters. You can purchase, if you wish, barrels for it in other calibers and different twist rates. They pretty much drop right in. My GPR, bought used, is .50 caliber. Recently, I picked up a .54 smoothbore barrel from Green Mt. It patterns nicely with shot (28ga.) and, shooting a tightly patched round ball, will keep'em in a palm-sized group at 50 yards. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member