lyman great plains rifle

[shorthair15]

was looking at getting a traditional rifle for muzzleloading does any one have any experience with this rifle and what type of bullets do you use. any one know where you could get the best deal on one of these. i see cabelas sells them any other shops sell them. saw midsouth shooter supplies sells them online. thanks

[actionshooter]

They are a round ball gun, 1:66 twist. They will shoot bullets, but not as good as the patched round ball.

[shorthair15]

i saw they come in 1 in 32 twist and can shoot conicals as well. they have two different versions.

[MagKarl]

Midsouth is usually the best you can do as far as price.  I have a 54 caplock GPR I built from a kit.  I shoot patched round balls in mine.  There are two versions, the Great Plains Rifle is slow twist for balls, 1:60.  The Great Plains Hunter is a fast twist for sabots.  You can buy an extra barrel if you want. 

[Gobble]

I have the Lyman Trade rifle .54 cal that I'll be taking on my Alta hunt in a couple of days and it's a great rifle. I used to shoot the Hornady Great plains bullets but switched to the Powerbelt bullets this year, they shoot awesome

[wadu1]

First of all, Good on You for going with a traditional rifle. Two of my hunting partners us the Lyman with the twist for conical I my self use a Thompson .54.

[shorthair15]

was thinking of getting the 50 caliber in the great plains hunter for deer and elk or should i go with the 54 caliber what would you guys recommend. i know its a preference on what to use just looking for what has worked for other smoke pole hunters thanks.

[actionshooter]

The faster twist must be newer, when I got mine that wasn't an option (1994)

[MagKarl]

Really depends on how far you want to pursue the traditional aspect of muzzleloading.  If you aren't interested in shooting prb, then I'd say the selection of bullets/sabots in .50 will probably be better than .54.  Do you want to look traditional, or hunt with traditional gear?

[carpsniperg2]

your bullet selection will be a lot more in the 50cal and there is no advantage to the 54cal that i have ever seen

[C-Money]

I have used the Lyman, but I like the T/C Hawkin better. I like the 1 in 48 twist. You can shoot bullets or roundballs.

[Ghost Hunter]

I have the .54 GPR.  Picked mine up on Gunbroker.  I'm sticking strictly with roundball for now.   Haven't had any problems once I put a new nipple on.  Looking forward to the late hunt also.

[Hunting Cowboy]

I've got a 50 cal Lyman with the 1:66 twist and I shoot traditional round balls. I've elk hunted with it but have only killed a coyote with it. If you enoy traditional, I think you'll like it. Mine came with a really beautiful walnut stock.