New to me rifle touchdown.

[Cody2306]

Alright my first BP rifle e in today bought from a fellow forum member. Lyman great plain rifle .54. I got 10# of ffg goex and waiting on caps to be delivered Friday and I should be good to go on working up a accurate load for hunting. I may replace the rear fixed sight for a adjustable sight in the rear. But I'm excited to get all set up

 

[TreeMan]

My Lyman 54 shoots best with .018 spit patches, .530 rb, 80 gr of 2F.

 

[Cody2306]

Nice what kind of accuracy are you getting and how far can you effectively shoot at?

 

[SDSmlf]

Alright my first BP rifle e in today bought from a fellow forum member. Lyman great plain rifle .54. I got 10# of ffg goex and waiting on caps to be delivered Friday and I should be good to go on working up a accurate load for hunting. I may replace the rear fixed sight for a adjustable sight in the rear. But I'm excited to get all set up

The factory GPR adjustable rear sight has a well earned reputation for moving about and impacting accuracy. I would see what the current fixed rear sight is capable of before considering any changes. Once broken in, I have found GPRs capable of a ragged hole at 50 yards, with 2” to 3” groups easily attained at 100 yards, and with some work, even tighter.

 

[Cody2306]

Thanks