GPR flintlock owners:?s

[breech]

I have just bought a GPR flinter and would be grateful if you guys that own or have owned these rifles could give me some tips to make this rifle a dependable as possible.I have ?s like should I change the locks as ive heard that mentioned about other fifles before.How about triggers,mine is 50 cal whith the slow pitch rifleing for PRB.This will be my first finter and I know Im either in for a real trick or treat. ( pardon the pun )

 

[chickenlittle]

I bought a .54 flint GPR a few months ago. I think it had been in stock for some time so I don't really know when it was made. I'm pretty happy with it. Still got some practicing to do and finish sighting it in. Looking forward to buck season.

 

[Musketeer]

The GPR is probably the nicest rifle you can get in it's price range. Actually, it'd be a fine rifle at twice the price! I haven't owned one, but I've shot a number of them (both flint and perc.) and they are very solid. I don't foresee you having any real problems, and I wouldn't change anything about it right off the bat. Take it out and get used to it, first. Then, if you feel the need to change something about it you can. :thumbsup:

 

While I don't own one, I have shot a friends GPR flinter some. I like the appearance and feel of this rifle better than any other relica out there. It's weight (heft) and the lack of recoil in either calibre is also a bonus. It looks and feels as a plains rifle should. He made it from a kit and the flint strikes the frizzen a bit low for my tastes but seems to work OK. If this is a common ocurance, Track's catolog gives full scale pictures and a replacement cock could easily be obtained.
; BTW - this rifle, in .50 using patched RB is VERY accurate.At 50 yards, we've consistantly but 1" holes for 5 shots. A .020" patch and .495 ball seems to work perfectly with up to at least 110gr. 2F. The crown was touched up (smoothed) just a bit, using the thumb method with emery cloth.

 

[REX]

about the only thing I've done to my lyman flints is to open up the vent liner hole to about 1/16 of a inch for better timing. Also get yourself some extra vent hole liners. then like others have said take it out and have some fun, I do with mine. :thumbsup:
rex(westcoastBPgramps)
bp can be fun

 

[2172]

I have two Lyman flinters...the GPR and the Deerhunter...as Westcoast Gramps said, open up the flash hole..his 1/16th sounds about right. To smooth out/lessen the trigger pull, cut at least one coil off the sear spring..I took 2 off mine. the Deerhunter lock was taken apart by a gunsmith buddy of mine who assembles locks for Jim Chambers, and polished. The GPR lock I did the same, or tried to , anyhow. Finally, if it starts to hang up at half cock when you use the set triggers, but not when you use only the front or "hunting" trigger, get the innards of the lock, the area around the fly, sear and so on, almost bone dry and absolutely spotless clean.
As the rest of the guys said, a great rifle for the money...Hank