Are the gemmers good to purchasing?
Lyman?
- Thread starter Smokey Plainsman
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Not my rifle but the OP has 2 photos of it in the thread now.
Blew it up from the OP's pic for those on their phone or a small screen. The 2023 is shaded a bit but legible. Anybody got any ideas? We've been told for over a year now that they are kaput and supposedly parted ties with Investarms over 2 years ago. I cropped out the I logo but it can be easily seen in the original photo.
I ordered a Lyman from TOTW very early in 2022. After 3 months of no stock I cancelled the order. Early this summer I got an email saying the rifle was in stock but I'd already purchased a new Investarms from Dixie so I'll never know the manufacture date on the Lyman. Oh well.
I have two Lyman rifles one I bought in 2003 and this one I bought from TOTW earlier this year in July , paper work that came with both is identical. I will post 2 pictures of the Lyman inspection form (front and back) the inspection date is 5/15/2023. And as posted earlier I also believed that you couldn’t get a current Investarms made Lyman and actually was expecting an old new stock gun.
Depends what you are looking for. This is my Investarms Gemmer Hawken. I love it because it is a good shooter. I'm not very picky on fit and finish or stocks. I like to shoot and this fits the bill.
I have my uncles GPR (Gemmer) that's about a 1984 vintage. It's always been a good shooter and reliable after many decades of use. One nice thing about the Investarms ones is they still offer the Hunter versions with a twist rate more suitable for conicals should one choose to use them.
Thanks, I have heard mixed thing on the quality of the gemmers being made by Investarms.
I’m strictly a round baller so am interested in the .54 or .50 GPR.
I’m strictly a round baller so am interested in the .54 or .50 GPR.
I too mostly shoot round ball and the Lyman discussed above made by Investarms is very accurate.50 cal and I am very happy.
I do have another Investarms Hawken (a RH gun) that is now on par with my LH gun but initially I had to clean up the trigger and lock. The inletting was a sawdust pile. The hammer was off and had to inlet the lock a little more. Adjust the trigger and replace the forward set trigger adjustment screw with a longer one (on both guns). After that little cleaning up the basic components seem well made and the guns shoot very well.
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I've found the Lyman GPR to be the most accurate of any muzzleloaders I own or have shot. I began BP in 1980 by invitation to join a swell local organisation, Sawtooth Mountain Men (SMM). I purchased a .50 cal Thompson Center Hawken kit & the rest is history. Had many excellent hours with that group. Sadly, the group is no more. A few years passed, & my son & I were invited to join the Arizona Civil War Council as re-enactors. We purchased. 58 cal Enfield & Springfield kits. Both were accurate during live-fire competitions. During a lull in activities, I finally purchased a .54 cal GPR kit. I'd seen one of the SMM members with one & always liked its more original design as well as its dependability. I was so pleased by how well the GPR performed! I shoot a .530 ball with. 015 lubed patch, usually remaining with its preferred load of 70 grains of 2-F. I found the GPR such a pleasure to shoot & own that I bought a second .54 kit. That too is a tack driver. This was all before the GPR was switched to the "Signature" series under Pedersoli.
