Well, in some of the investarms pics there’s a wedge key missing and scratches/incomplete blueing on the under rib. If they can’t even take pics of a well built gun then can they make one?
The wedge was missing from mine and the replacement from investarms had to be bent to stay in. The shield on the hammer is dead center on the nipple. The barrel is too far back or the lock is too far forward take your pick. I will go no further with the problems. I will restock it but never buy another of that brand.
These have been reviewed; can't recall the exact places, but one appeared in either Muzzleloader or Muzzle Blasts; just google and see what comes up!
I have a lefty Lyman; they generally have good reviews; did the "later" ones deteriorate in quality? Guys on this site often praise them...
Wow. I've written this tale before, so bear with me: I decided I wanted a Percussion Left Lyman .54 GPR, no other options. I didn't call ahead or research, just drove 60+ miles up to Dixon's one day, walked in, and there on the shelves was a brand new one just to my specs. (They used to be an authorized Lyman dealer/repair facility.) I believe it was Mr. Chuck Dixon "hiz-self" that rang my purchase up. About $520 if I recall. It was about 10 years ago, so I think I got a good one. Thanks, Frontier's!
The rifle itself in RH isn’t bad in the Lyman brand but the sights are garbage. I’d rather have gotten an investarm like this. They have better sights. I won’t even use this Lyman gpr. Opted to build some renegades from parts online.
I have a Lyman left hand flint lock that I really like. Had do some fine tuning on the lock mechanism, I expected that for a rifle that cost $225. It's a 50 caliber, 1 in 48. I bought this in 2005. I just figured when you get into these types of rifles you're going to have to fiddle with it some. If it was perfect from the factory and shot as good as my unmentionables, I probably wouldn't have bought it. I didn't just need another rifle to put in my gun room, I was looking forward to the extra jobs like making bullets, experimenting with patches, trying different powders and just generally enjoying shooting paper.
I recently purchased a LH Investarms Hawken from Muzzle Loaders. I had to deepen the inlet on the lock a little to get a more centered hammer hit on the nipple and do some trigger tuning. The adjustment screw on the front trigger is made purposely too short so you can't get a really fine (hair) trigger pull with it. I replaced that screw with a longer one (M2.6x.45mm, 7mm long) and now have a 1# pull with about .030" travel when using the set trigger. I'm very happy with the rest of the gun. Sights are easy to adjust and the gun is very accurate. Probably have put about 100 rounds through it and all is well.
I gotta think these were reviewed in one of the muzzle loading magazines?? Must be a review somewhere on line.
