Lyman rifles

[BillinOregon]

Fred, I bought the mold thinking I would buy a rifle Model 1842 musket, but did not. I still may have to cast up a few of those monster slugs just to have a few to admire. I'd sure love to have a dedicated .69 minie-ball hunting rifle. Not much out there it wouldn't flatten -- even your Canadian squills. :grin:

 

[F.G. Ford]

Seek and You shall find!
I just got a Cabela's Investarm .58 caplock.
It is a light weight .58
Should do well with a diet of round balls.
The only down side is the rubber butt plate, and aluminium hardware. Oh well you can't have every thing.
Nice gun though!
My gun rack was missing a .58, can't have that.
Fred

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Lyman did not to my knowledge but Petroselli, Traditonal, CVA, Pietto, Maroko, and others may well have.

 

[Mad Professor]

Lyman did produce a 58 cal 1-48 plains rifle, almost same as as Investarm/Cabelas Hawken. This is NOT a great plains lyman.

Mine came with two 15/16 barrels, the 2nd is a 62 cal smooth bore, and it is a factory barrel made by Investarm.

Concerning safety and bore size in a 15/16 barrel. I purchased a Toledo drop in 15/16 barrel in 12ga. Yes 12ga. It has a chrome bore and a full choke ~ 0.695". It also came with the proof certificate showing the pressure it was proofed to.

 

[rodwha]

12ga ?!?! Yikes! Funny as I’ve been interested in having a barrel reamed smooth for my Lyman but 24ga was as large as anyone would go as far as I know. Figured testing 28ga with stout loads would do me fine.

 

[AZbpBurner]

"Learn how to bark a squirrel"
Once you learn them how to bark.......can you teach them other tricks, sitting up, fetching nuts. :idunno: :hmm:
And to do these tricks do you have to fire a shot each time? :shocked2:
Patience with me , please. I'm new to this.
Fred

I grew up in what was once an English Walnut orchard. My dad built brick wells around several of the trees in the back yard. With walnuts, come squirrels & we always had a bunch. for my 10th birthday my parents got me a Dachsund puppy. It not only delighted in chasing the squirrels, but the squirrels, in turn, had great fun.

The drill was for the squirrel to sit in the middle of the lawn area and wait for the dog to happen along. Dog would make a furious dash at the squirrel, who ran over to a brick well. 'Round & 'round they'd go, dog chasing squirrel along the flat top of the well.

And then the squirrel would run up the tree trunk & high into the tree - on the blind side where the dog couldn't see the squirrel's exit. The dog would continue running 'round & 'round, oblivious to the fact that the squirrel had left long ago.

That dog never did catch on to the squirrel trick. Often I think that dog came from a Canadian breeder :rotf: ...

 

[Walkingeagle]

Easy there partner. Lol
Walk

 

[F.G. Ford]

Often I think that dog came from a Canadian breeder :rotf: ...[/quote]
:hatsoff: :thumbsup: Love it!
Fred

 

[rusty]

LOL