For the Lyman Shooters

[ncmtmike]

Guys & Gals,,What do/did you to keep the wedges in?
These seem to be awful loose :idunno: Don't want to lose them while out in the woods :grin:

 

[Bugflipper]

Bend em slightly if they are loose and flipping them over doesn't help. Just pop em slightly with a hammer with both sides supported on something. You'll get a feel for it eventually popping it harder and harder all the while testing and get them to stay in afterwards.

 

[rodwha]

Mine was too hard to pull/seat. I was told to loosen the tang a bit until the wedge fit better. After doing such it still takes a punch and mallet to seat/pull.

 

[Bugflipper]

A lot of times you can place the flat part on something flat like an anvil and knock the slight bend out a little and make hard ones easier to go in. Of course all of them are different. Sometimes it's a chore to get everything lined up right.

 

[Katahdin]

"Fitting Wedge Pins" per the Owners Manual"(0/M)
The wedge pins are different,one is longer than the other,(O/M) pg 23 middle of the page *Note:and pg 36, last sentence paragraph #6, which side did you put the wedge pins in,right to left is correct,*Noteg 23,The (O/M) addresses this set up!! The being said,in the past I have removed the barrel and with a small hammer struck the barrel lug to set it a little tighter to the barrel and take up the slack,O/M pg,pg 21 figure 4/4a and left side Escutcheon adjustment,fig 5

 

[BrownBear]

"Fitting Wedge Pins" per the Owners Manual"(0/M)
The wedge pins are different,one is longer than the other,(O/M) pg 23 middle of the page *Note:and pg 36, last sentence paragraph #6, which side did you put the wedge pins in,right to left is correct,*Noteg 23,The (O/M) addresses this set up!! The being said,in the past I have removed the barrel and with a small hammer struck the barrel lug to set it a little tighter to the barrel and take up the slack,O/M pg,pg 21 figure 4/4a and left side Escutcheon adjustment,fig 5

Works like a charm. Kinda embarrassing to me when reading the directions works so well! :rotf:

 

[Grenadier1758]

Yes, when all else fails its time to read the instruction manual.

 

[ncmtmike]

sometimes the manual is not here :nono: :blah: If it had a instruction book with it,would not have to ask :cursing: :cursing:

 

[Mike Boettcher]

"Fitting Wedge Pins" per the Owners Manual"(0/M)
The wedge pins are different,one is longer than the other,(O/M) pg 23 middle of the page *Note:and pg 36, last sentence paragraph #6, which side did you put the wedge pins in,right to left is correct,*Noteg 23,The (O/M) addresses this set up!! The being said,in the past I have removed the barrel and with a small hammer struck the barrel lug to set it a little tighter to the barrel and take up the slack,O/M pg,pg 21 figure 4/4a and left side Escutcheon adjustment,fig 5

Works like a charm. Kinda embarrassing to me when reading the directions works so well! :rotf:

For sometime I dealt with the same problem. I didn't have a manual so I asked a friend of mine who was more than willing to help me. I put a steel ball on the lug and tapped it until the pin fit just right.

We all know...the only stupid question is the one not asked.

 

[longcruise]

I sympathize! Have built four GPRs and purchased one other for a gift. None of them had an OM!

I advise against adjusting the key lugs. On one of the above that method resulted in the lug weld popping loose! Exception would be when inspection of the lug shows it squashed way down or spread very wide. If the key slides readily through the lug with the barrel out of the stock, and without any more than a very little slop, then for sure leave the lugs alone.

adjusting by bending the key is easier done than said (or typed). First thing is to select the correct key by length and insert it through the stock/barrel. If it refuses to go all the way through, look at the opposite side of the stock to see how the key is lining up with that escutcheon. That observation Will tell you which way to bend the key. But, first, try simply flipping the key over for another fit check. It may fit once flipped. Once fit to suit, mark the top side of the key to make reassembly easier.

It matters not which side you insert the keys from, but it needs to be done from the same side each time.

 

[Katahdin]

The O/M is on line, if you want to refer to it.or request one and they will send it to you..

 

[BrownBear]

sometimes the manual is not here :nono: :blah: If it had a instruction book with it,would not have to ask :cursing: :cursing:

Click off this site and click onto the Lyman site. It's right there as a free pdf download.

 

[sooter76]

I got lucky(?) in that one of the slot on the barrel that the wedges go thru was slightly bent, making for a very tight fit. I actually have to use a hammer to tap it out. The other one is kinda loose and I just put it in from the left side where it fits slightly tighter.

 

[longcruise]

Click off this site and click onto the Lyman site. It's right there as a free pdf download.

Did just that. Not that it is needed at this point, but it is an excellent reference for a new shooter. Am going to print it and keep a copy in the shooting box in case I encounter a lost newbie.