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    Fixed Sights

    Thanks for the advice, I do appreciate the quick response, and thanks for the BD wishes!! Floyd
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    Fixed Sights

    I have recently acquired a Hawken Rifle, rear buckhorn fixed sight, fixed front blade, 50 Cal, I use a .490 ball with .015 patch, with 65 Gr of 3F powder. At 50 yards it shoots low, about 3 inches or so. The solution is. (1) more powder, (2) file down front blade, (3) change out rear buckhorn...
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    Lyman Great Plains

    Thanks for all of the help, I did clean out both locks (mine and "used" one) by feel the tension is about the same, but one of my engineer buddies pointed out that on the "bad" lock the hammer does not fall as close to the lock plate as mine. On mine the nose of the hammer is about 1/16 of an...
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    Lyman Great Plains

    New here, hope this works. I bought a LGP about 15 years ago, great rifle, never a problem. I talked a buddy of mine who is new to the game into buying a used GP. Went to the range, as soon as I picked it, it didn't feel the same as mine. Then the hammer pull seemed a little less strong than...
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