New GPR Flint.

[DarenN]

recently we had a discussion about GPR's not being up to par. i promissed to show ny new GPR flinter. so here it is!

i haven't shot her yet but she seems to work pretty well. she'll flash off a pan of T-7 3F time after time.
waiting for my retailer to get Goex in stock.he promised some time this month.
i'm resonably happy with the fit and finish but the inletting is all a bit deep. i can live with it. a bottle of B/C Tru-Oil will finish the stock.
as i said; i haven't shot it yet, but i'm happy with it.
it's a factory gun. not a kit. i had to do some work on the thimbles; but that's about it.

Daren.......

 

[justafeedboy]

Get a real flint in that gun and you will have a killing machine. It took me years to switch and I'd never look back.

 

[BadHorse]

you know i have a GPR in flint and i love it!!!!!

 

[DarenN]

Get a real flint in that gun and you will have a killing machine. It took me years to switch and I'd never look back.

:bow:
yes sir; the agate flints are all i can get locally. that gun is "as delivered" set up from the factory. i'm trying to get my retailer to bring in some black english flints for me. i'm not going to push it for now. having enough trouble getting them to bring in black powder. they didn't even know that RS and T7 were subs till i told them so.
:rotf:

 

[jbtusa]

It'll take between 100-200 shots to get the barrel to settle down. I wouldn't make any permanent changes to the sights until it begins to pattern well.

You might rethink Tru Oil for the stock. Tru Oil finishes off glossy. I used boiled linseed oil on mine over several months and the deep luster is gorgeous... far more pretty than Tru Oil.

 

[rmonday2]

If you were to use the Tru-Oil just hit it with some 0000 wool if you want to knock the gloss off it and she will glow of new wood :wink:

 

[BrownBear]

Long as you're thinking about finishing that stock, I'd wait a little while and think on some other changes to make first. You mention that the inletting is "deep" or some such. Here's my take on it.

I have a factory GPR, and eventually got a kit and built that too- cappers both. But in taking down the wood on the kit, I went down till the lock plate was flush, then took some off the opposite side panel to match. Did some more slimming imming too, including the forend and that really thick cheek piece.

The rifle I ended up with is a lot trimmer than the factory GPR, lighter and better balanced to boot. I've always intended to go back and do the same to the factory rifle. Just food for thought as you study the new rifle. It'll be dandy as it is, so don't sweat changes any time soon.

On that note though, Lyman doesn't have lefty kits. Sorry state of affairs for this lefty that likes to tinker. Before too long I'm likely to pick up a lefty flinter 54 and treat it like a "kit" and go to work trimming and browning. Long winter ahead, so you never know.

 

[Sham66]

Howdy!

As a fellow leftie, I bought the gun assembled then promptly took it apart

One question: What size flints are folks using in their GPR's?

Thanks!

James

 

[FPDoc]

3/4" x 3/4" Square is the standard flint for the GPR, Black English Flint from Track of the Wolf or the fine flints knapped by Rich Pierce of this forum. Use real black powder (which can still be ordered delivered straight to your door).

 

[BullRunBear]

FPDoc has it right. The flint that came with my GPR was adequate but nothing more. The Tom Fuller flints from TOTW were much better and the flints from Pierce were better still (and less expensive). I'm blessed in that I can get BP retail in a 20 minute drive from the house and can get it in bulk, almost half the price, 45 minutes from home. No delivery charges. Sometimes it helps to be lucky.

Jeff

 

[BrownBear]

I haven't tried Rich's flints, but if they're anything like the black English from TOW, the savings would be welcome. I'm starting to feel like those black English are "magic" somehow, they last so long compared to any others I've tried.

 

[DarenN]

Hmmm.......
the flint that came with my GPR is 5/8" wide by almost 7/8" long.

 

[ebiggs1]

Mt two GPRs are not real picky with which flint I use. I have both 5/8 x 5/8 and 5/8 x 7/8. Plus I shoot them until they are pretty short.

 

[rafterob]

They are not anything like the english flints but many here have very good use of them. My lock is very picky with them and they tend not to last very long for me. I will say my lock does not have the best geometry so it is hard on any flint. I would recommend getting some and see how they work for you. The cost savings is a big bonus if they work in your lock.

 

[caionneach]

i'm not going to push it for now. having enough trouble getting them to bring in black powder. they didn't even know that RS and T7 were subs till i told them so.
:rotf:

Absolutely amazing.

 

[DarenN]

i'm not going to push it for now. having enough trouble getting them to bring in black powder. they didn't even know that RS and T7 were subs till i told them so.
:rotf:

Absolutely amazing.

one of the guys in the shop has a passing interest in black powder so i deal with him and try to educate him a bit when i can. the thing is.... when i was looking at buying the GPR i got several prices from different sources/shops. all at around $750 Canadian. these guys brought it in for me for $575. also; i found the Canadian Goex distributer and talked to them on the phone. took down a bunch of info, and took it to the gun shop. soon they are going to be stocking Goex, and they'll be the only shop in British Columbia to do so. i'd call that "service", even if they don't know a damn thing about black powder.