58 Cal. Lyman

[mjones1579]

Ever hear of a 58 cal. Lyman trade rifle from the factory in the early 80's? Found one online for sale. Never heard of one.

 

[410-er]

I have a 45 in the Plains rifle.Heard of 1 58 but never got to handle it to be sure.Here is a pic of the patch box.Mine has a very low 3 dig. ser #.

Make sure the barrel says "Lyman Middlefield Conn."

 

[larry wv]

Cabelas sold the .58 as a hawken. Same as a trade rifle. I was lucky and got one of them. Nice to carry 15/16s barrel 29 inches. Wish I had bought a fint also. Larry Wv

 

[BrownBear]

All second hand because I've never owned one, but supposedly Lyman made them years ago and early in the models. But they got nervous about 58 cal in a 15/16" barrel and lawyered up, and quit making a 58 because none of their guns were set up for 1" barrels.

From what I've heard, they're really light and handy, but I'd expect max loads to be a lot less than with a 1" barrel. I've got a couple of the 58 cal T/C Big Boars with the 1" barrel, and they're plenty light and handy. I can just imagine how much lighter a 15/16" barrel would be. Not a criticism, and it actually sounds pretty good.

 

[larry wv]

Brown Bear I shoot 110 grains of 2f be it prb or maxi. Knocking on wood. It is a pleasure to carry. Been useing it for Elk but got the .62 bug. Larry

 

[mjones1579]

Yup, that's the same gun. Thanks guys. I'll post back on how it shoots.

Lyman's old book lists a max load of 110 gr. 2F only

 

[BrownBear]

Based on my own shooting of 58's, 110 grains of 2f is plenty of geewhiz, and then some. In fact, I'm currently shooting 90 grains of 3f out of all of mine.

 

[larry wv]

BB I agree but my brother says I always do things in to big a way :idunno: > To old to change now Larry

 

[Bob J]

Jonesy - I picked up a .58 Lyman in trade last night. It's shows normal wear marks but appears basically in good usable condition. Debating whether to keep it or sell it;

PROS: It's a .58 :thumbsup:

CON: Percussion :idunno:

How much is the asking price for the .58 you saw?

 

[buckweet]

boy what i wouldn't give for a GPR in .58

looking for a barrel, to swap out my .50