That Lyman's Great Plains rifle is a great first rifle. Whether you pick a a barrel for round balls or saboted conicle or both! I've heard you can get both barrels and use the same lower. It's a great looking gun, rock solid shooter and pretty hard to beat for the price. You bust it up in the wood? You're not out a family heirloom! Pedersoli makes a few nice guns that look and work great to. Let us know what you get.New member here. Just wanted to say hello here from West Tennessee and asking for some help. I am in the market to to get a new muzzle loader for whitetail. A little background about myself . I have been shooting traditional archery now for about 13 years. I currently have a cva Optima 50 cal that I do not hunt with. I have decided that I plan on putting down the longbow during gun season next year and start using a more traditional type muzzleloader. I would preferably like a percussion 50 or 54 cal.
I have looked at the lyman great plain hunters and others and I have no idea what to look for. I do know 25 years ago killing my for two muzzleloader deer with a borrowed Traditions ( I think ) and I have always loved the traditional look and feel. So I wanna get back to it. So I could really use some guidance on which gun brand to get. I want a good quality gun, so any help would be greatly appreciated..I have no idea what to look for. I would like stay around $500-600 range if possible.Thank you for your time and help, sorry for the long read.
Neil